M6.2 earthquake near Laojunmiao, Gansu

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 106 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China on 19 Apr 1941, 07:53 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 Laojunmiao, about 107 km away in Gansu, China.