M6.9 earthquake near Bayan Hot, Inner Mongolia

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 153 km ENE of Wuwei, China on 31 Jul 1954, 01:00 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Bayan Hot, about 134 km away in Inner Mongolia, China.