M6.5 earthquake near Wensu, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan on 17 Dec 1915, 07:05 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Wensu, about 103 km away in Xinjiang, China.