M6.1 earthquake near Tianpeng, Sichuan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Tianpeng, China on 12 May 2008, 11:11 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 Tianpeng, about 40 km away in Sichuan, China.