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Moderate mag. 3.9 earthquake - 2.5 km east of Oytograk, Hotan Diqu, Xinjiang, China, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 6:11 am (GMT +8) -

Moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

18 Mar 22:29 UTC: First to report: NCS after 18 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 22:11:16 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 6:11 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.9
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	36.84°N / 81.96°E (Hotan Diqu, Xinjiang, China)
Antipode	36.84°S / 98.04°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Kunlun (216 km / 134 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (2 mi) ENE of Oytograk (pop: 18,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 182 km (113 mi) E of Chotan (pop: 410,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 910 km (565 mi) SSW of Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 11.4°C (53 F), humidity: 17%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SSW
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	China: Xinjiang	NCS

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