M6.5 earthquake - 185 km NNE of Burang, China

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 185 km NNE of Burang, China on 23 Jan 1982, 17:37 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Gar, about 222 km away in Tibet, China.