M6.2 earthquake near Ning’er, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 124 km S of Jianshui, China on 15 Mar 1979, 12:52 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Ning’er, about 17 km away in Yunnan, China.