M6.5 earthquake near Qabqa, Qinghai

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 153 km WSW of Xining, China on 26 Apr 1990, 09:37 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Qabqa, about 47 km away in Qinghai, China.