Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - 57 km northwest of Zangguy, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, on Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 6:13 pm (GMT +8) -

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

23 Feb 11:30 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 16 minutes.

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Date & time: 23 Feb 2021 10:13:43 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 6:13 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.72°N / 78.43°E

(Xinjiang, China)
Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (35 mi) NNW of Zangguy (Hotan Prefecture) (pop: 13,000) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) SE of Shache (pop: 82,500) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) WNW of Hotan (pop: 114,000) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) SE of Kashgar (pop: 274,700) --> See nearby quakes!
389 km (242 mi) SSW of Aykol (Akesu Diqu) (pop: 11,300) --> See nearby quakes!
398 km (247 mi) SW of Aral (pop: 260,000) --> See nearby quakes!
403 km (250 mi) N of Leh (Ladakh, India) (pop: 37,500) --> See nearby quakes!
417 km (259 mi) SSW of Aksu (pop: 340,000) --> See nearby quakes!
522 km (324 mi) NE of Sopur (Jammu and Kashmir, India) (pop: 63,000) --> See nearby quakes!
536 km (333 mi) NE of Bāramūla (Jammu and Kashmir, India) (pop: 77,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info

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Magnitude	Depth	Location	Source
M 4.7	10 km	SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA	KNDC

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

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Date / time UTC
| Mag |
Depth
|
Age
|
Distance
| Details
13 Apr 1961 16:34
| 7.0 |
35km / 22mi
|
60 years ago
|
236km / 146mi
| 151 km E of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
01 Apr 1961 15:18
| 6.8 |
20km / 12.4mi
|
60 years ago
|
243km / 151mi
| 164 km E of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
03 Jul 2015 01:07
| 6.4 |
10km / 6.2mi
|
6 years ago
|
42km / 26mi
| 61 km W of Zangguy, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
27 Aug 1998 09:03
| 6.4 |
33km / 21mi
|
23 years ago
|
236km / 146mi
| 118 km E of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
24 Feb 2003 02:03
| 6.3 |
11km / 6.8mi
|
18 years ago
|
235km / 146mi
| 108 km E of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
28 Apr 1975 11:06
| 6.3 |
33km / 21mi
|
46 years ago
|
249km / 155mi
| 143 km S of Hotan, Xinjiang, China
04 Apr 1961 09:46
| 6.3 |
20km / 12.4mi
|
60 years ago
|
242km / 150mi
| 170 km E of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
11 Apr 1997 05:34
| 6.2 |
15km / 9.3mi
|
24 years ago
|
239km / 149mi
| 82 km E of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
13 Feb 1980 22:09
| 6.1 |
63km / 39mi
|
41 years ago
|
191km / 119mi
| 214 km S of Shache, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
05 Mar 1956 07:12
| 6.1 |
15km / 9.3mi
|
65 years ago
|
103km / 64mi
| 83 km S of Shache, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

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