Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - 269km ESE of Hotan, China on Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - 268km ESE of Hotan, China on Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 17:19:48
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.9221°N / 82.5485°E

Nearest volcano: Kunlun (218 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.4*10^15 J (392 GWh / 3.4*10^5 tons of TNT / 21.1 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Wed, 12 Feb 2014 | ||||
Wed, 12 Feb 09:19 UTC | M 6.9 / 10 km | Xizang | GFZ | |
Wed, 12 Feb 09:19 UTC | M 6.9 / 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | EMSC | |
Wed, 12 Feb 09:19 UTC | M 6.9 / 10 km | SE of Hotan, China | GeoAu |