M6.0 earthquake near Tongliao, Inner Mongolia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Tongliao, China on 8 Jul 1942, 21:22 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 Tongliao, about 48 km away in Inner Mongolia, China.