Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Southern Xinjiang, China, on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at 05:47 (GMT)
Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
13 Dec 05:55 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.05°N / 74.57°E
(China)Nearby towns and cities:
111 km (69 mi) NNE of Murghob (Murghab, Tajikistan) (pop: 10,800)
131 km (81 mi) WSW of Kashgar (pop: 274,700)
220 km (137 mi) SSE of Uzgen (Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 40,400)
224 km (139 mi) SE of Osh (Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 200,000)
242 km (150 mi) WNW of Shache (pop: 82,500)
249 km (154 mi) SE of Jalal-Abad (Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 75,700)
508 km (316 mi) SSW of Almaty (Kazakhstan) (pop: 2,000,900)
517 km (321 mi) ESE of Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (pop: 1,978,000)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | Southern Xinjiang, China | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | 4.8 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 8 km | 新疆克孜勒苏州阿克陶县 | CEIC |
| M 4.6 | 35 km | - 100km E of Karakul, Tajikistan | USGS |
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