M5.0 earthquake near Yawa, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Zangguy, China on 1 Jul 2022, 20:13 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Yawa, about 77 km away in Xinjiang, China.