M5.1 earthquake near Luntai, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 124 km ENE of Kuqa, China on 13 Jan 2016, 21:18 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 Luntai, about 48 km away in Xinjiang, China.