M5.3 earthquake near Labuleng, Gansu

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China on 27 Oct 2019, 17:56 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 Labuleng, about 20 km away in Gansu, China.