M6.2 earthquake near Kashgar, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 90 km NW of Kashgar, China on 13 Feb 1983, 01:40 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Kashgar, about 90 km away in Xinjiang, China.