M8.1 earthquake - 1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia Earthquake

What happened

A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck 1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia Earthquake on 4 Dec 1957, 03:37 UTC at a depth of 30 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bayanhongor, about 153 km away in Bayankhongor, Mongolia.