M6.0 earthquake near Wuwei, Gansu

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 77 km SE of Wuwei, China on 23 May 1927, 02:45 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Wuwei, about 78 km away in Gansu, China.