M6.1 earthquake - western Xizang

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck western Xizang on 5 May 2007, 08:51 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Gar, about 260 km away in Tibet, China.