M5.1 earthquake 107 km NE of Lijiang, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 107 km NE of Lijiang, China on Sun, Nov 7, 1976, 2:50 AM GMT+8 (18:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 101 km NE of Lijiang, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-06 18:50:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.441° N, 101.100° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Ms, surface-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.7 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.21 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1113 km NE of Lijiang, China · 18226 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.8116 km NE of Lijiang, China · 18226 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.0113 km WSW of Xichang, China · 18224 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8111 km WSW of Xichang, China · 18220 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.3104 km NE of Lijiang, China · 18217 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.9101 km NE of Lijiang, China · 18190 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.5104 km ENE of Lijiang, China · 18190 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.029 km ENE of Daxing, China · 18189 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.9100 km NW of Dadukou, China · 18181 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k7f (also filed as iscgem705607). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.