M5.0 earthquake near Bole, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 83 km NE of Huocheng, China on 25 Nov 2018, 12:23 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 Bole, about 52 km away in Xinjiang, China.