M6.0 earthquake near Liuku, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Myanmar-China border region on 25 Sept 1930, 18:33 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Liuku, about 12 km away in Yunnan, China.