M5.0 earthquake 66 km ENE of Lijiang, China
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 66 km ENE of Lijiang, China on Fri, Feb 18, 1977, 12:28 AM GMT+8 (16:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-17 16:28:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.174° N, 100.797° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7106 km WSW of Xichang, China · 18107 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6110 km NE of Lijiang, China · 18069 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mkp (also filed as iscgemsup702521). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.