M5.1 earthquake - 217 km SE of Qamdo, China

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 217 km SE of Qamdo, China on 13 Dec 2018, 15:32 UTC at a depth of 27 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Daocheng, about 167 km away in Jiangsu, China.