Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 59 km north of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China, on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:15 pm (GMT +8) -
Updated: Sun, May 15, 2022 09:50 GMT -
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Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 May 06:54 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 38 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:15 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.54°N / 81.16°E
(Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China)Antipode: 44.54°S / 98.84°W
Nearby towns and cities:
59 km (37 mi) NNE of Huocheng (pop: 360,000) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) N of Qapqal (pop: 160,000) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) ENE of Zharkent (Panfilov District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 34,400) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) SE of Sarkand (Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 76,900) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) E of Tekeli (Eskeldi District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 26,700) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) NW of Xinyuan (pop: 300,000) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (141 mi) ESE of Taldykorgan (Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 116,600) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (163 mi) ESE of Ushtobe (Karatal District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 20,500) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) NE of Karakol (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 70,200) --> See nearby quakes!
520 km (323 mi) W of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) --> 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) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.1 | 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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