M6.3 earthquake near Bayi, Tibet

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 167 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India on 21 Nov 1938, 01:11 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 Bayi, about 80 km away in Tibet, China.