M6.8 earthquake near Linxia Chengguanzhen, Gansu

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China on 7 Feb 1936, 08:56 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 Linxia Chengguanzhen, about 24 km away in Gansu, China.