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M6.6 earthquake, China, 1996-02-03

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)1996-02-03 11:14

Rank in 199637 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19003578 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

47 km N of Lijiang, China · 27.29, 100.28

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1925 M6.8M6.8

1908 M6.8M6.8

1955 M6.7M6.7

1930 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.6M6.6

1996 M6.6M6.6

1976 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1995-10-23	1995-10-23 22:46	10 km	79 km SE of Dadukou, China
M6.5 1976-11-06	1976-11-06 18:04	33 km	115 km NE of Lijiang, China
M6.0 1975-01-15	1975-01-15 11:34	33 km	70 km SSW of Kangding, China
M6.2 1966-09-28	1966-09-28 14:00	16 km	47 km ENE of Judian, China
M6.1 1961-06-27	1961-06-27 07:03	15 km	4 km NNW of Shangri-La, China
M6.7 1955-09-23	1955-09-23 15:06	10 km	11 km SE of Dadukou, China
M6.2 1955-06-07	1955-06-07 00:48	15 km	60 km WNW of Dadukou, China
M6.6 1952-09-30	1952-09-30 12:52	10 km	59 km N of Xichang, China
M6.4 1951-12-21	1951-12-21 08:37	28 km	38 km SSW of Lijiang, China
M6.0 1950-10-03	1950-10-03 23:01	25 km	126 km NNE of Sarupathar, India

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.