Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 713 km southwest of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 8:25 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 Jan 13:30 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 5 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 8:25 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.37°N / 81.4°E
(Xinjiang, China)Nearby towns and cities:
131 km (81 mi) S of Aral (pop: 260,000) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (128 mi) SSE of Aykol (Akesu Diqu) (pop: 11,300) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (139 mi) SSE of Aksu (pop: 340,000) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) NNE of Hotan (pop: 114,000) --> See nearby quakes!
291 km (181 mi) SSW of Kucha (pop: 68,100) --> See nearby quakes!
375 km (233 mi) ENE of Shache (pop: 82,500) --> See nearby quakes!
465 km (289 mi) E of Kashgar (pop: 274,700) --> See nearby quakes!
477 km (296 mi) SSW of Xinyuan (pop: 300,000) --> See nearby quakes!
713 km (443 mi) SW of Ürümqi (pop: 3,029,400) --> See nearby quakes!
2979 km (1851 mi) W of Bejing (Beijing) (pop: 11,716,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 713 km southwest of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 8:25 pm (GMT +8)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 15 Jan 1972 20:21| 6.2 |10.2km / 6.3mi|49 years ago|230km / 143mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 25 Feb 1991 14:30| 6.0 |21km / 13mi|30 years ago|237km / 147mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 08 Mar 2012 22:50| 5.9 |38km / 24mi|9 years ago|8km / 5mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 09 Sep 1975 18:32| 5.5 |33km / 21mi|45 years ago|249km / 155mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 17 May 1973 09:38| 5.5 |33km / 21mi|48 years ago|196km / 122mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 23 Aug 1994 14:18| 5.3 |33km / 21mi|26 years ago|233km / 145mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 02 Apr 1991 18:00| 5.2 |10km / 6.2mi|30 years ago|75km / 47mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 09 Jun 1973 04:19| 5.1 |33km / 21mi|48 years ago|202km / 125mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 24 Jan 1973 03:20| 5.1 |33km / 21mi|48 years ago|189km / 117mi| Southern Xinjiang, China
- 01 Dec 2013 08:34| 5.0 |7km / 4.3mi|7 years ago|232km / 144mi| SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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