M5.3 earthquake near Ürümqi, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 62 km S of Ürümqi, China on 8 Aug 2020, 00:35 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Ürümqi, about 62 km away in Xinjiang, China.