M6.5 earthquake near Tewulike, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 116 km E of Baluntaicun, China on 29 Sept 1922, 18:44 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 Tewulike, about 90 km away in Xinjiang, China.