M5.0 earthquake near Tongren, Qinghai

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 130 km WSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China on 14 Dec 2017, 18:54 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Tongren, about 42 km away in Qinghai, China.