Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 21 km northeast of Aral, Xinjiang, China, on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 8:56 pm (GMT +8) -

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 10 km depth

27 May 14:12 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 16 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 27, 2022 12:56:15 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, May 27, 2022 at 8:56 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.7°N / 81.41°E (Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China)
Antipode	40.7°S / 98.59°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Nearest volcano	Tianshan (220 km / 137 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	21 km (13 mi) NE of Aral (pop: 260,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) ESE of Ciudad de Aksu (pop: 340,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) ESE of Aykol (Akesu Diqu) (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 170 km (106 mi) SW of Kucha (pop: 68,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 615 km (382 mi) WSW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.1	10 km	SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA	KNDC

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