M5.3 earthquake near Kashgar, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Kashgar, China on 12 Jan 2019, 04:32 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Kashgar, about 29 km away in Xinjiang, China.