M6.0 earthquake near Qamdo, Tibet

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Qamdo, China on 23 Apr 1953, 03:53 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 Qamdo, about 31 km away in Tibet, China.