M6.0 earthquake near Baotou, Inner Mongolia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Baotou, China on 3 May 1996, 03:32 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Baotou, about 21 km away in Inner Mongolia, China.