May 29, 1976 Earthquake: Lungling-Lushi, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Lungling-Lushi, Yunnan Province, China on May 29, 1976 at 12:23:18 UTC, 8 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 29, 1976
- Time
- 12:23:18 UTC
- Place
- Lungling-Lushi, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.570° N, 98.953° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
May 29, 1976, 12;23:18.7 UTC, Yunnan Province, China, 24.57 N, 98.953 E, depth 8 km, magnitude 6.1 mb, 6.9 MS. Casualties and extensive damage reported in Lungling-Lushi area of China. Also felt in northeastern Burma. (reference #1053)
May 29, 1976, 20:23:20.3 Beijing time, 24.5 N, 99 E, depth 24 km, magnitude 7.3 MS, intensity IX. (reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 16, 1925, Talifu, Yunnan Province, China
- July 13, 1652, Midu, Yunnan Province, China
- October 23, 1515, Dali, Yunnan Province, China
- March 13, 1577, Tengchong, Yunnan, China
- February 23, 1839, Yunnan Province, China
- February 7, 1839, Yunnan Province, China
- March 10, 2011, Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China
- April 2, 1586, Weishan, Yunnan Province, China
- December 21, 1579, Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China
- August 21, 2008, Yunnan Province, China
- May 21, 2021, Yangbi, Yongping, Yunnan Province, China
- May 17, 2016, Shimen, Yunnan Province, China
- May 1906, Yunnan Province, China
- May 7, 1989, Gengma, Lancang, Menglian, Yunnan Province, China
- May 29, 1976, Lungling-Lushi, Yunnan Province, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4725.