M5.0 earthquake near Dunhuang, Gansu

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 265 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China on 17 Jun 2018, 03:12 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 Dunhuang, about 147 km away in Gansu, China.