2023-01-30 09:44:01

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Aksu re

China Earthquake Networks Center officially measured that at 07:49 on January 30, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Shaya County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (40.01 degrees north latitude, 82.29 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 50 kilometers.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Aksu region, Xinjiang

It is understood that the epicenter of the earthquake is located in the unmanned area, but the surrounding cities and counties are strongly affected by the earthquake. The epicenter was 105 kilometers from Alar City, 141 kilometers from Shaya County, 215 kilometers from Aksu City, and 611 kilometers from Urumqi City.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Aksu region, Xinjiang

Since this year, there have been 33 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more in Xinjiang, including 30 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 to 3.9, 2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 to 4.9, 0 earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 to 5.9, 1 earthquake of magnitude 6.0 to 6.9, and 0 earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or more. The largest earthquake is this one.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Aksu region, Xinjiang

[P] on social media. Many netizens in Xinjiang said that the earthquake was obvious

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Aksu region, Xinjiang

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