M5.0 earthquake - 179 km NW of Rikaze, China

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 179 km NW of Rikaze, China on 31 Oct 2018, 23:09 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rikaze, about 179 km away in Tibet, China.