M4.5 earthquake 104 km ENE of Lijiang, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 104 km ENE of Lijiang, China on Mon, Dec 13, 1976, 3:23 PM GMT+8 (07:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km ENE of Daxing, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-13 07:23:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.341° N, 101.131° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.44 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.029 km ENE of Daxing, China · 18190 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.9100 km NW of Dadukou, China · 18183 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.9109 km NNW of Dadukou, China · 18136 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kr7 (also filed as iscgem704663). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.