M6.0 earthquake near Tumxuk, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 118 km WSW of Aykol, China on 25 Feb 1991, 14:30 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Tumxuk, about 58 km away in Xinjiang, China.