M6.1 earthquake near Barkam, Sichuan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 157 km WNW of Tianpeng, China on 22 Sept 1989, 02:25 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Barkam, about 41 km away in Sichuan, China.