| Date & time | Dec 5, 2022 05:54:55 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 1:54 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.8 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.74°N / 81.87°E  (Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan) |
| Antipode | 44.74°S / 98.13°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 23 km (14 mi) SW of Bole (China) (pop: 235,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) SW of Alashankou (China) (pop: 8,530) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SW of Дружба (Alakol District, Алматинская Область) (pop: 2,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) NNE of Yining (China) (pop: 515,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 110 km (68 mi) NE of Huocheng (China) (pop: 360,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) NNE of Qapqal (China) (pop: 160,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) ENE of Панфилов (Panfilov District, Алматинская Область) (pop: 34,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 171 km (106 mi) ESE of Сарканд (Алматинская Область) (pop: 76,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.8 | 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA | KNDC |
Date and time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
| Mar 9, 1944 22:12 79 years ago | 7.1 10 km | 228km / 142mi | 54 km E of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Mar 9, 1944 22:03 79 years ago | 6.9 10 km | 262km / 163mi | 97 km E of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 8, 2017 23:27 5 years ago | 6.5 10 km | 85km / 53mi | 113 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Dec 21, 1958 05:46 64 years ago | 6.4 20 km | 75km / 47mi | 61 km N of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jun 29, 2012 21:07 11 years ago | 6.3 18 km | 269km / 167mi | 117 km E of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 19, 1962 18:26 60 years ago | 6.3 33 km | 26km / 16mi | 88 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Apr 24, 1955 12:59 68 years ago | 6.3 15 km | 161km / 100mi | 106 km NE of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jan 28, 2013 16:38 10 years ago | 6.0 15 km | 295km / 184mi | 61 km SE of Kegen, Raiymbek District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Dec 1, 2003 01:38 19 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 231km / 144mi | 146 km S of Панфилов, Panfilov District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Nov 30, 1959 11:13 63 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 99km / 61mi | 50 km N of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Feb 1, 2021 07:27 1 year 52 weeks ago | 5.9 10 km | 22km / 14mi | 96 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jun 2, 1973 23:57 50 years ago | 5.8 26 km | 151km / 94mi | 79 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jan 23, 2021 19:38 2 years ago | 5.7 10 km | 74km / 46mi | 18 km NW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Aug 8, 2017 23:44 5 years ago | 5.7 10 km | 90km / 56mi | 101 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Feb 15, 1959 04:02 64 years ago | 5.7 20 km | 144km / 90mi | 98 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 1, 2011 00:21 11 years ago | 5.6 28 km | 130km / 81mi | 70 km W of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 30, 1963 04:46 59 years ago | 5.6 15 km | 148km / 92mi | 109 km NW of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 30, 1951 16:14 71 years ago | 5.6 15 km | 135km / 84mi | 85 km W of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 16, 2018 02:10 4 years ago | 5.5 10 km | 81km / 50mi | 104 km NW of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 30, 1951 15:44 71 years ago | 5.5 15 km | 136km / 85mi | 86 km E of Qapqal, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 27, 2004 09:23 18 years ago | 5.3 18 km | 140km / 87mi | 41 km SE of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Jan 20, 2021 06:28 2 years ago | 5.2 10 km | 56km / 35mi | 55 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 8, 2017 23:39 5 years ago | 5.2 40 km | 83km / 52mi | 110 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Dec 10, 2000 12:55 22 years ago | 5.2 33 km | 70km / 43mi | 44 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 3, 1974 10:27 48 years ago | 5.2 33 km | 124km / 77mi | 66 km E of Qapqal, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Apr 3, 2021 08:25 1 year 43 weeks ago | 5.1 10 km | 22km / 14mi | Xinjiang, 63 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Nov 23, 2006 11:04 16 years ago | 5.1 20 km | 143km / 89mi | 92 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Apr 19, 2021 10:25 1 year 41 weeks ago | 5.0 10 km | 20km / 12mi | Xinjiang, 56 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Jul 13, 2020 01:28 3 years ago | 5.0 15 km | 90km / 56mi | 41 km N of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 25, 2018 12:23 4 years ago | 5.0 10 km | 25km / 15mi | 91 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 14, 2012 03:21 10 years ago | 5.0 27 km | 130km / 81mi | 75 km W of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 14, 2012 03:21 10 years ago | 5.0 10 km | 130km / 81mi | 70 km W of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 23, 1984 08:43 38 years ago | 5.0 33 km | 185km / 115mi | 55 km S of Панфилов, Panfilov District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Nov 13, 2022 10:06 11 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Kazakhstan, 18 km S of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 14, 2022 07:34 16 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 38km / 23mi | Kazakhstan, 37 km NW of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 14, 2022 06:12 16 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 92km / 57mi | Kazakhstan, 83 km SE of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 1, 2022 10:06 22 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 12km / 8mi | Kazakhstan, 22 km W of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 21, 2022 15:34 23 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 73km / 45mi | 26 km NW of Yining, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 1, 2022 11:17 26 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Kazakhstan, 18 km S of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jul 26, 2022 06:27 27 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 22km / 14mi | Kazakhstan, 18 km S of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jul 5, 2022 21:45 30 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 125km / 77mi | Kazakhstan, 97 km SE of Alashankou, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| May 28, 2022 11:41 35 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 0km / 0mi | Kazakhstan, 89 km N of Yining, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| May 5, 2022 08:32 39 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 50km / 31mi | Xinjiang, 121 km SE of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| May 3, 2022 10:35 39 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 20km / 12mi | Xinjiang, 56 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Apr 26, 2022 10:47 40 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Xinjiang, 68 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Mar 20, 2022 06:23 45 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Xinjiang, 68 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Nov 4, 2021 09:25 1 year 13 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Xinjiang, 68 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Nov 1, 2021 07:55 1 year 13 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 20km / 12mi | Xinjiang, 56 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Aug 5, 2021 05:42 1 year 26 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 20km / 12mi | Xinjiang, 56 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Jul 30, 2021 07:32 1 year 26 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 30km / 19mi | Xinjiang, 50 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Jun 11, 2021 10:03 1 year 33 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 12km / 8mi | Xinjiang, 63 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| May 14, 2021 06:59 1 year 37 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 85km / 53mi | 50 km NE of Qapqal, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Mar 25, 2021 11:33 1 year 45 weeks ago | 4.9 10 km | 83km / 52mi | 102 km NW of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 17, 2013 05:21 9 years ago | 4.9 10 km | 151km / 94mi | 58 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 2, 2013 23:06 10 years ago | 4.9 35 km | 126km / 78mi | 68 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Apr 22, 2011 23:11 12 years ago | 4.9 25 km | 104km / 64mi | 177 km W of Karamay, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 18, 2004 21:38 18 years ago | 4.9 34 km | 131km / 82mi | 66 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Feb 20, 2003 04:09 20 years ago | 4.9 10 km | 61km / 38mi | 53 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 30, 1996 14:05 26 years ago | 4.9 33 km | 109km / 68mi | 147 km W of Karamay, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 24, 2022 03:44 10 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Kazakhstan, 18 km S of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 16, 2022 03:43 11 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Kazakhstan, 18 km S of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 17, 2022 20:48 15 weeks ago | 4.8 14 km | 109km / 67mi | 87 km E of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Oct 13, 2022 08:09 16 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 44km / 27mi | Kazakhstan, 47 km W of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 9, 2022 10:05 21 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 12km / 8mi | Kazakhstan, 22 km W of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 9, 2022 03:35 21 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 20km / 12mi | Kazakhstan, 6 km S of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 4, 2022 03:58 21 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 12km / 8mi | 22 km W of Bole, Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 7, 2021 07:28 1 year 12 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 22km / 14mi | Xinjiang, 63 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Sep 27, 2021 04:47 1 year 18 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 34km / 21mi | 89 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jun 7, 2021 13:59 1 year 34 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 63km / 39mi | 145 km N of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jun 5, 2021 11:05 1 year 34 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 20km / 12mi | Xinjiang, 56 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| May 8, 2021 09:11 1 year 38 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 22km / 14mi | Xinjiang, 63 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Apr 24, 2021 09:06 1 year 40 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 33km / 21mi | Xinjiang, 59 km S of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Apr 15, 2021 08:11 1 year 42 weeks ago | 4.8 10 km | 11km / 7mi | Xinjiang, 68 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Jan 22, 2015 10:21 8 years ago | 4.8 18 km | 138km / 86mi | 67 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 16, 2011 13:44 11 years ago | 4.8 37 km | 85km / 53mi | 102 km NW of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jan 17, 2001 01:49 22 years ago | 4.8 10 km | 141km / 88mi | 22 km E of Панфилов, Panfilov District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Sep 13, 1990 19:07 32 years ago | 4.8 33 km | 89km / 55mi | 58 km E of Qapqal, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Dec 23, 2021 06:46 1 year 6 weeks ago | 4.7 10 km | 90km / 56mi | Xinjiang, 43 km SE of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Dec 6, 2021 11:12 1 year 8 weeks ago | 4.7 10 km | 90km / 56mi | Xinjiang, China, 43 km SE of Дружба, Kazakhstan | More |
| Oct 26, 2021 11:34 1 year 14 weeks ago | 4.7 10 km | 93km / 58mi | Xinjiang, 70 km NE of Панфилов, Kazakhstan | More |
| Oct 25, 2021 22:42 1 year 14 weeks ago | 4.7 10 km | 143km / 89mi | 41 km NW of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 27, 2021 11:26 1 year 22 weeks ago | 4.7 10 km | 55km / 34mi | 62 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jul 27, 2021 06:52 1 year 27 weeks ago | 4.7 10 km | 12km / 8mi | Xinjiang, 63 km SW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Oct 22, 2018 21:37 4 years ago | 4.7 10 km | 84km / 52mi | 101 km NW of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 9, 2017 05:22 5 years ago | 4.7 10 km | 92km / 57mi | 102 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 9, 2017 00:22 5 years ago | 4.7 10 km | 86km / 53mi | 109 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 4, 2013 01:14 10 years ago | 4.7 39 km | 47km / 29mi | 65 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Oct 22, 2007 07:23 15 years ago | 4.7 37 km | 53km / 33mi | 62 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 25, 2004 13:54 18 years ago | 4.7 22 km | 77km / 48mi | Xinjiang, China, 99 km E of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Aug 20, 2004 17:39 18 years ago | 4.7 72 km | 18km / 11mi | 97 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Apr 1, 2003 13:27 20 years ago | 4.7 33 km | 86km / 54mi | Xinjiang, China, 91 km E of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Oct 16, 1987 18:30 35 years ago | 4.7 56 km | 98km / 61mi | 92 km N of Xinyuan, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Sep 18, 2020 20:55 2 years ago | 4.6 15 km | 100km / 62mi | 69 km E of Qapqal, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Dec 17, 2019 12:06 3 years ago | 4.6 10 km | 120km / 74mi | 91 km NW of Дружба, Alakol District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
| Aug 18, 2017 09:19 5 years ago | 4.6 2 km | 39km / 24mi | 121 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Aug 10, 2017 00:10 5 years ago | 4.6 1 km | 59km / 37mi | 124 km NE of Qapqal, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Nov 5, 2014 23:26 8 years ago | 4.6 127 km | 124km / 77mi | 132 km W of Karamay, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jun 9, 2014 13:34 9 years ago | 4.6 10 km | 74km / 46mi | 90 km N of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Dec 12, 2013 00:46 9 years ago | 4.6 12 km | 67km / 41mi | 44 km NE of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China | More |
| Jan 15, 2009 00:08 14 years ago | 4.6 29 km | 132km / 82mi | 88 km NE of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan | More |
