M5.3 earthquake near Daocheng, Jiangsu

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 223 km W of Kangding, China on 22 Sept 2016, 17:23 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Daocheng, about 141 km away in Jiangsu, China.