M6.8 earthquake near Daocheng, Jiangsu

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 143 km WSW of Kangding, China on 9 Feb 1908, 18:13 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Daocheng, about 52 km away in Jiangsu, China.