M6.1 earthquake near Maqin County, Qinghai

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 257 km WSW of Xining, China on 12 Sept 2000, 00:27 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Maqin County, about 131 km away in Qinghai, China.