M5.4 earthquake near Yongning, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 99 km E of Shangri-La, China on 2 Jan 2022, 07:02 UTC at a depth of 36 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 Yongning, about 6 km away in Yunnan, China.