M5.0 earthquake 38 km NNW of Lijiang, China
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Lijiang, China on Mon, Mar 30, 1987, 7:16 AM GMT+8 (23:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-29 23:16:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.175° N, 100.039° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033rr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.