Mag. 3.7 earthquake - 515 km west of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 7:29 am (GMT +6) -
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Minor magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 Jan 02:54 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 25 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 7:29 am (GMT +6)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 45.36°N / 81.48°E
(Xinjiang, China)Nearby towns and cities:
79 km (49 mi) W of Druzhba (Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 2,930) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) E of Sarkand (Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 76,900) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) NNE of Huocheng (pop: 360,000) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) N of Qapqal (pop: 160,000) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) NE of Zharkent (Panfilov District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 34,400) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) NNW of Xinyuan (pop: 300,000) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) W of Karamay (pop: 260,000) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) W of Baijiantan (pop: 93,700) --> See nearby quakes!
515 km (320 mi) WNW of Ürümqi (pop: 3,029,400) --> See nearby quakes!
2897 km (1800 mi) WNW of Bejing (Beijing) (pop: 11,716,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.7 | 10 km | KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION | KNDC |
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