August 27, 2013 Earthquake: Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China on August 27, 2013 at 20:44:53 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
Map
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
- August 27, 2013
- Time
- 20:44:53 UTC
- Place
- Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.239° N, 99.328° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 36
- Houses damaged
- 36
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.
At least 36 houses destroyed and 36 damaged in Shangri-La. Landslides in the Benzilan area. Felt strongly in Deqen, Rongxian and Shangri- La. Also felt at Dali. (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 11, 1870, Batang, Sichuan Province, China
- May 25, 1948, Sichuan Province, China
- February 3, 1996, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
- August 7, 1878, Yunnan Province, China
- October 14, 1925, Yunnan Province, China
- April 15, 1989, Batang, Sichuan Province, China
- August 31, 2013, Benzilan, Yunnan Province, China
- November 19, 1998, Huaping, Lijiang, Ninglag, Sichuan Province, China
- June 24, 2012, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, China
- May 23, 2001, Yanyuan, Ninglang, Sichuan, Yunnan, China
- January 31, 1966, Yunnan Province, China
- June 27, 1961, Yunnan Province, China
- September 28, 1966, Yunnan Province, China
- January 2, 2022, Yunnan Province, China
- December 21, 1951, 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 10297.