M6.2 earthquake near Nan, Nan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Sainyabuli, Laos on 20 Nov 2019, 23:50 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 Nan, about 96 km away in Nan, Thailand.