Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.4 quake in China near Kaiyuan, Honghe Hanizu Yizu Zizhizhou, Yunnan Sheng, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Monday, April 27th, 2026, at 2:49 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Kaiyuan (pop. 198,400) located 46 km from the epicenter, Miyang (pop. 72,500) 63 km away, and Mengzi (pop. 595,100) 66 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Zhongshu (pop. 91,800) located 70 km from the epicenter, Gejiu (pop. 136,100) 81 km away, Wenshan City (pop. 450,000) 81 km away, Kaihua (pop. 64,400) 82 km away, and Yuxi (pop. 103,800) 128 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 27, 2026 02:49 pm (Shanghai time) local time (27 Apr 2026 06:49 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 23.89°N / 103.7°E (Honghe Hanizu Yizu Zizhizhou, Yunnan Sheng, China)Primary data source: BMKG