M5.0 earthquake near Kashgar, Xinjiang
2857 d ago · 20 Dec 2018, 11:08 UTC 113 km WSW of Kashgar, China
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 113 km WSW of Kashgar, China on 20 Dec 2018, 11:08 UTC at a depth of 14 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 114 km away in Xinjiang, China.
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