M6.7 earthquake near Heze, Shandong

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 28 km W of Heze, China on 1 Aug 1937, 10:41 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Heze, about 29 km away in Shandong, China.