Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 34 km south of Kucha, Xinjiang, China, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:22 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
24 May 13:36 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 14 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 24, 2022 12:22:09 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:22 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.42°N / 83.04°E  (Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China) |
| Antipode | 41.42°S / 96.96°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center) |
| Nearest volcano | Tianshan (128 km / 80 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 34 km (21 mi) SSE of Kucha (pop: 68,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) NE of Aral (pop: 260,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 458 km (284 mi) SW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
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