M6.0 earthquake near Hohhot, Inner Mongolia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Hohhot, China on 13 Jan 1929, 18:44 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 Hohhot, about 28 km away in Inner Mongolia, China.