M5.5 earthquake - 289 km NNW of Rikaze, China

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 289 km NNW of Rikaze, China on 30 Nov 2021, 13:53 UTC at a depth of 7 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 Rikaze, about 289 km away in Tibet, China.