Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 85 km north of Aral, Xinjiang, China, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 8:22 pm (GMT +8) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
11 May 13:18 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 55 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 11, 2022 12:22:43 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 8:22 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.3°N / 81.41°E  (Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China) |
| Antipode | 41.3°S / 98.59°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center) |
| Nearest volcano | Tianshan (161 km / 100 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 85 km (53 mi) N of Aral (pop: 260,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) E of Ciudad de Aksu (pop: 340,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) ENE of Aykol (Akesu Diqu) (pop: 11,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 135 km (84 mi) WSW of Kucha (pop: 68,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 263 km (163 mi) SE of Kegen (Raiymbek District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 9,990) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 273 km (170 mi) ESE of Ak-Suu (Ak-Su, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 10,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 280 km (174 mi) S of Qapqal (pop: 160,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 281 km (174 mi) SSW of Xinyuan (pop: 300,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 283 km (176 mi) ESE of Karakol (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 70,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 578 km (359 mi) WSW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  30.4°C (87 F), humidity: 15%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 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 | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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