M6.4 earthquake near Bayi, Tibet

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 156 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India on 17 Nov 2017, 22:34 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Bayi, about 64 km away in Tibet, China.