M5.9 earthquake 101 km NE of Lijiang, China
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 101 km NE of Lijiang, China on Mon, Dec 13, 1976, 2:36 PM GMT+8 (06:36 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-13 06:36:58 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.395° N, 101.055° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | Ms, surface-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.8 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.4 |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 20.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 174
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5104 km ENE of Lijiang, China · 18191 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.029 km ENE of Daxing, China · 18191 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9100 km NW of Dadukou, China · 18183 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.9109 km NNW of Dadukou, China · 18136 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kr6 (also filed as atlas19761213063658, iscgem704660). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.