M6.4 earthquake - 243 km NW of Kangding, China

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 243 km NW of Kangding, China on 30 Aug 1967, 04:22 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Gengqing, about 159 km away in Sichuan, China.