M6.4 earthquake near Zepu, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 57 km WNW of Zangguy, China on 3 Jul 2015, 01:07 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 Zepu, about 112 km away in Xinjiang, China.