M5.0 earthquake near Kara-Kulja, Osh Region

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 134 km WNW of Kashgar, China on 3 Apr 2018, 08:14 UTC at a depth of 31 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 Kara-Kulja, about 123 km away in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan.