M5.1 earthquake - 249 km SSE of Hotan, China

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 249 km SSE of Hotan, China on 4 Aug 2018, 04:04 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 Langgar, about 188 km away in Xinjiang, China.