M6.3 earthquake near Xininglu, Xinjiang

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 117 km E of Xinyuan, China on 29 Jun 2012, 21:07 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Xininglu, about 102 km away in Xinjiang, China.