M5.2 earthquake near Nagqu, Tibet

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 136 km NNW of Nagqu, China on 13 Jan 2016, 20:34 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 Nagqu, about 137 km away in Tibet, China.