M4.0 earthquake - northern Qinghai, China

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck northern Qinghai, China on 12 Jan 2017, 06:42 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Dunhuang, about 153 km away in Gansu, China.