M6.6 earthquake near Xinyuan, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Xinyuan, China on 2 Mar 1906, 06:14 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Xinyuan, about 79 km away in Xinjiang, China.