M6.3 earthquake near Judian, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Lijiang, China on 7 Jun 1933, 11:46 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Judian, about 35 km away in Yunnan, China.