M6.2 earthquake near Qamdo, Tibet

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Qamdo, China on 17 Mar 1951, 04:27 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 Qamdo, about 36 km away in Tibet, China.