Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 47 km south of Kucha, Xinjiang, China, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:27 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
19 May 15:24 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 56 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 14:27:54 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:27 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.3°N / 82.87°E  (Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China) |
| Antipode | 41.3°S / 97.13°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center) |
| Nearest volcano | Tianshan (137 km / 85 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 47 km (29 mi) S of Kucha (pop: 68,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) ENE of Aral (pop: 260,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 477 km (296 mi) SW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  27.5°C (82 F), humidity: 19%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.5 | 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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