M6.1 earthquake near Pu'er, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Simao, China on 14 Sept 1971, 03:11 UTC at a depth of 23 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 Pu'er, about 12 km away in Yunnan, China.