M6.5 earthquake - 200 km S of Jiuquan, China

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 200 km S of Jiuquan, China on 13 Jul 1930, 19:27 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 Qilian, about 178 km away in Qinghai, China.