M4.4 earthquake near Bole, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 105 km S of Druzhba, Kazakhstan on 8 Sept 2017, 22:57 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bole, about 81 km away in Xinjiang, China.