5.7
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: yellow
M5.7 earthquake near Mengman, Yunnan
1757 d ago · 24 Dec 2021, 13:43 UTC 88 km NNW of Phôngsali, Laos
What happened
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 88 km NNW of Phôngsali, Laos on 24 Dec 2021, 13:43 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Mengman, about 81 km away in Yunnan, China.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.