M6.0 earthquake near Ning’er, Yunnan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Simao, China on 28 Apr 1971, 15:32 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Ning’er, about 15 km away in Yunnan, China.