M6.5 earthquake near Ürümqi, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 14 km E of Ürümqi, China on 13 Nov 1965, 04:33 UTC at a depth of 53 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 Ürümqi, about 15 km away in Xinjiang, China.