M6.6 earthquake near Lijiang, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 47 km N of Lijiang, China on 3 Feb 1996, 11:14 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Lijiang, about 47 km away in Yunnan, China.