M5.0 earthquake - 158 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 158 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China on 20 Feb 2019, 03:40 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Laojunmiao, about 158 km away in Gansu, China.