M6.1 earthquake near Shangri-La, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Shangri-La, China on 27 Jun 1961, 07:03 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 Shangri-La, about 4 km away in Yunnan, China.