M4.1 earthquake near Yengisar, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 123 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan on 1 Jan 2020, 03:59 UTC at a depth of 104 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Yengisar, about 105 km away in Xinjiang, China.