M6.1 earthquake near Lijiang, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Lijiang, China on 15 Oct 1925, 12:36 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Lijiang, about 11 km away in Yunnan, China.