M6.1 earthquake near Dunhuang, Gansu

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 281 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China on 4 Sept 1917, 16:42 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Dunhuang, about 113 km away in Gansu, China.