M6.3 earthquake near Bole, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 102 km NNW of Xinyuan, China on 8 Aug 2017, 23:27 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bole, about 89 km away in Xinjiang, China.