Moderate mag. 3.9 earthquake - 107 km north of Aral, Xinjiang, China, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:11 am (GMT +8) -
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Moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
17 May 04:00 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 49 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 17, 2022 03:11:45 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:11 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.9 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.47°N / 81.62°E  (Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China) |
| Antipode | 41.47°S / 98.38°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center) |
| Nearest volcano | Tianshan (136 km / 85 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 107 km (67 mi) NNE of Aral (pop: 260,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 112 km (70 mi) WSW of Kucha (pop: 68,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) ENE of Ciudad de Aksu (pop: 340,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 137 km (85 mi) ENE of Aykol (Akesu Diqu) (pop: 11,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 237 km (147 mi) SE of Koshkar (Raiymbek District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 311) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 262 km (163 mi) SE of Kegen (Raiymbek District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan) (pop: 9,990) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 554 km (344 mi) WSW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  21.3°C (70 F), humidity: 24%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.9 | 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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