M6.2 earthquake near Daocheng, Jiangsu

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 239 km W of Kangding, China on 3 May 1989, 05:53 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Daocheng, about 141 km away in Jiangsu, China.