M6.4 earthquake near Daocheng, Jiangsu

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Qamdo, China on 15 Apr 1989, 20:34 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Daocheng, about 150 km away in Jiangsu, China.