M4.1 earthquake 42 km SW of Yibin, China
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Yibin, China on Tue, Jul 7, 1987, 5:47 PM GMT+9 (08:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-07 08:47:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.549° N, 104.282° 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 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036e8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.