Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 19 km south of Baijiantan, Xinjiang, China, on Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 5:46 am (GMT +8) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
29 Nov 23:12 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 5:46 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 45.52°N / 85.15°E

Antipode: 45.52°S / 94.85°W
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) S of Baijiantan (pop: 93,700) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) ESE of Karamay (pop: 260,000) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) SSW of Hoxtolgay (Tacheng Diqu) (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) NNW of Shihezi (pop: 572,800) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) S of Zaysan (East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan) (pop: 17,600) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (149 mi) NW of Changji (pop: 198,800) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) SSE of Tūghyl (Tarbagatay District, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan) (pop: 6,700) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) NW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) NNE of Xinyuan (pop: 300,000) --> See nearby quakes!
345 km (214 mi) SW of yaltay (pop: 139,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.5 | 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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