M5.5 earthquake near Artux, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 76 km E of Kashgar, China on 3 Sept 2018, 21:52 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 Artux, about 69 km away in Xinjiang, China.