M6.0 earthquake near Renhe, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Dadukou, China on 21 Jul 2003, 15:16 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 Renhe, about 56 km away in Yunnan, China.