M6.4 earthquake near Jinhua, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Lijiang, China on 21 Dec 1951, 08:37 UTC at a depth of 28 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 Jinhua, about 11 km away in Yunnan, China.