M5.2 earthquake near Onyar, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 101 km NNW of Xinyuan, China on 16 Oct 2018, 02:10 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Onyar, about 75 km away in Xinjiang, China.