M6.2 earthquake near Rikaze, Tibet

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 142 km NNW of Rikaze, China on 22 Feb 1980, 03:02 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 Rikaze, about 142 km away in Tibet, China.