Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 15 km southwest of Karamay, Xinjiang, China, on Saturday, 6 Feb 2021 9:32 pm (GMT +8) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.2 quake 8.5 km northwest of Karamay, Xinjiang, China, 6 Feb 2021 12:06 pm (GMT +8), which had occurred 9 heures earlier.
Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 15 km southwest of Karamay, Xinjiang, China, on Saturday, 6 Feb 2021 9:32 pm (GMT +8)

Séisme modéré magnitude 4.4 at 10 km depth

6 Feb 14:42 UTC: Premier à signaler: KNDC après 1 heure et 10 minutes.
Date & time: 6 Feb 2021 13:32:02 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: samedi, 6 févr. 2021 21:32 (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.4
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 45.52°N / 84.72°E (Région autonome de Xinjiang, Chine)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km OSO de Karamay (pop: 260,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
38 km OSO de Baijiantan (pop: 93,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
149 km SO de Hoxtolgay (Tacheng Diqu) (pop: 22,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
171 km NO de Shihezi (pop: 572,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
260 km NNE de Xinyuan (pop: 300,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
264 km NO de Changji (pop: 198,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
297 km NO de Ürümqi (pop: 3,029,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
345 km ENE de Huocheng (pop: 360,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
345 km NE de Qapqal (pop: 160,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
367 km SO de Altay (pop: 139,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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4.410 kmNORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINAKNDC

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