M6.0 earthquake near Qingshizui, Qinghai

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 102 km WSW of Wuwei, China on 26 Aug 1986, 09:43 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 Qingshizui, about 29 km away in Qinghai, China.