M6.9 earthquake near Kashgar, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Kashgar, China on 15 Apr 1955, 03:40 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Kashgar, about 115 km away in Xinjiang, China.