M5.2 earthquake - 175 km NW of Rikaze, China

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 175 km NW of Rikaze, China on 20 Jan 2019, 14:28 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Rikaze, about 176 km away in Tibet, China.