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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Reg. (China) on Sunday, 27 October 2019

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Reg. (China) on Sunday, 27 October 2019
Date & time: Sunday, 27 October 2019 05:29 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.19°N / 78.94°E (China)
Nearest volcano: Tianshan (329 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 4*10^12 J (1.11 GWh / 951 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sun, 27 Oct 2019
Sun, 27 Oct 05:29 UTCM 5.1 / 2 kmSouthern Xinjiang, ChinaEMSC
Sun, 27 Oct 05:29 UTCM 5.2 / 10 kmKyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Region (China)GeoAu
Sun, 27 Oct 05:29 UTCM 5.0 / 11 km新疆阿克苏地区乌什县 (China)CEIC
Sun, 27 Oct 05:29 UTCM 5.2 / 10 kmKyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Reg. (China)BMKG
Sun, 27 Oct 05:29 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km119km W of Aksu, ChinaUSGS

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