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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 60 km southeast of Aral, Xinjiang, China, on Monday, Nov 20, 2023 05:08 pm (Urumqi time) -

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

20 Nov 10:24 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 16 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 20, 2023 09:08:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Nov 20, 2023 05:08 pm (Asia/Urumqi GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.1°N / 81.68°E Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China
Antipode	40.1°S / 98.32°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
60 km (38 mi) NW of epicenter	Aral (pop: 260,000)	III Weak	Xinjiang	China
162 km (100 mi) NW of epicenter	Aykol (pop: 11,300)	II Very weak	Xinjiang	China
169 km (105 mi) NW of epicenter	New Aksu (pop: 535,700)	II Very weak	Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang	China
208 km (129 mi) NNE of epicenter	Kucha (pop: 68,100)	II Very weak	Xinjiang	China
364 km (226 mi) S of epicenter	Oytograk (pop: 18,300)	II Very weak	Hotan Diqu, Xinjiang	China
366 km (227 mi) SSW of epicenter	Ciudad de Jotan (pop: 408,900)	II Very weak	Hotan Diqu, Xinjiang	China
382 km (237 mi) NW of epicenter	Karakol (pop: 70,200)	II Very weak	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgizstan
392 km (244 mi) NNE of epicenter	Xinyuan (pop: 300,000)	II Very weak	Xinjiang	China
396 km (246 mi) NW of epicenter	Kyzyl-Suu (pop: 16,900)	II Very weak	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgizstan
403 km (250 mi) SW of epicenter	Zangguy (pop: 13,000)	II Very weak	Xinjiang	China
415 km (258 mi) N of epicenter	Qapqal (pop: 22,100)	I Not felt	Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang	China
419 km (260 mi) ENE of epicenter	Korla (pop: 179,500)	I Not felt	Xinjiang	China
423 km (263 mi) N of epicenter	Taxkowrük (pop: 17,000)	I Not felt	Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang	China
426 km (264 mi) WSW of epicenter	Shache (pop: 82,500)	I Not felt	Kashgar, Xinjiang	China
432 km (268 mi) N of epicenter	Yining (pop: 515,100)	I Not felt	Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang	China
445 km (276 mi) N of epicenter	Huocheng (pop: 360,000)	I Not felt	Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang	China
473 km (294 mi) NNW of epicenter	Панфилов (pop: 34,400)	I Not felt	Almaty Oblysy	Kazakhstan
491 km (305 mi) W of epicenter	Kashgar (pop: 274,700)	I Not felt	Xinjiang	China
501 km (312 mi) WNW of epicenter	Naron (pop: 52,300)	I Not felt	Naryn oblast	Kyrgizstan
504 km (313 mi) NW of epicenter	Esik (pop: 33,000)	I Not felt	Almaty Oblysy	Kazakhstan
513 km (319 mi) NW of epicenter	Talghar (pop: 42,200)	I Not felt	Almaty Oblysy	Kazakhstan
528 km (328 mi) NW of epicenter	Almaty (pop: 2,000,900)	I Not felt	Almaty	Kazakhstan
529 km (329 mi) WNW of epicenter	Balykchy (pop: 40,000)	I Not felt	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgizstan
534 km (332 mi) N of epicenter	Bole (pop: 235,600)	I Not felt	Bortala Mongol Zizhizhou, Xinjiang	China
567 km (352 mi) NW of epicenter	Kapshagay (pop: 42,200)	I Not felt	Almaty Oblysy	Kazakhstan
571 km (355 mi) NNE of epicenter	san dao he zi (pop: 60,100)	I Not felt	Changji Huizu Zizhizhou, Xinjiang	China
589 km (366 mi) NE of epicenter	Shihezi (pop: 572,800)	I Not felt	Xinjiang	China
610 km (379 mi) NNW of epicenter	Taldykorgan (pop: 116,600)	I Not felt	Almaty Oblysy	Kazakhstan
636 km (395 mi) NE of epicenter	Changji (pop: 198,800)	I Not felt	Xinjiang	China
639 km (397 mi) NE of epicenter	Urumaci (pop: 3,029,400)	I Not felt	Xinjiang	China

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
4.7	10 km (6.2 mi) (*)	2023-11-20 09:08:11	SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA	KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)

Notes:
(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could not determined with sufficient accuracy.

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Wushi - Xinjiang Uygur, China (WUS/G network) | Distance from quake: 241 km / 150 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Wushi - Xinjiang Uygur, China: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and Time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Region	Details
Feb 23, 1949 16:08 75 years ago	7.3 10 km	288km / 179mi	106 km E of Kucha, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 2, 1906 06:15 118 years ago	6.7 20 km	229km / 142mi	65 km N of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Dec 17, 1915 07:05 108 years ago	6.5 20 km	276km / 172mi	109 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 24, 1987 08:09 37 years ago	6.2 29 km	255km / 158mi	89 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 15, 1972 20:21 52 years ago	6.2 10.2 km	235km / 146mi	160 km SW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 23, 1971 09:52 53 years ago	6.2 15 km	253km / 157mi	88 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
May 4, 1965 08:34 59 years ago	6.2 10 km	268km / 167mi	100 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 14, 2005 23:38 19 years ago	6.1 22 km	261km / 162mi	92 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 11, 1969 22:08 55 years ago	6.1 13 km	246km / 153mi	84 km NW of Aykol, Akesu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 27, 1959 19:11 64 years ago	6.1 25 km	237km / 147mi	71 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 25, 1991 14:30 33 years ago	6.0 21 km	233km / 145mi	142 km SW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 15, 1971 22:04 52 years ago	6.0 12 km	250km / 155mi	83 km NW of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 8, 2012 22:50 12 years ago	5.9 38 km	86km / 53mi	129 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 29, 2023 23:49 43 weeks ago	5.7 28 km	59km / 37mi	111 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
May 17, 1973 09:38 51 years ago	5.5 33 km	112km / 69mi	95 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Apr 2, 1991 18:00 33 years ago	5.2 10 km	119km / 74mi	133 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 20, 2021 16:44 3 years ago	5.1 10 km	72km / 45mi	111 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 9, 1973 04:19 51 years ago	5.1 33 km	118km / 73mi	91 km SW of Kucha, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 24, 1973 03:20 51 years ago	5.1 33 km	104km / 65mi	90 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 28, 1976 08:48 48 years ago	5.0 35 km	126km / 78mi	88 km SW of Kucha, Xinjiang, China	More
Nov 18, 2023 08:05 11 days ago	4.9 10 km	83km / 52mi	27 km W of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 3, 2023 10:42 8 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	114km / 71mi	166 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 9, 2023 21:41 46 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	102km / 63mi	54 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 5, 2023 10:49 47 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	50km / 31mi	29 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 1, 2022 11:57 1 year 8 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	46km / 28mi	46 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 16, 2022 10:22 1 year 11 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	75km / 47mi	17 km W of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 31, 2022 18:11 1 year 17 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	67km / 41mi	36 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 5, 2022 08:56 1 year 21 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	112km / 70mi	53 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 2, 2022 01:19 1 year 21 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	112km / 70mi	66 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 1, 2022 11:06 1 year 22 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	63km / 39mi	10.8 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
May 12, 2022 01:13 1 year 29 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	135km / 84mi	161 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Aug 24, 2021 02:41 2 years ago	4.9 10 km	61km / 38mi	43 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 2, 2021 12:44 2 years ago	4.9 10 km	127km / 79mi	74 km S of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Aug 11, 1998 07:34 25 years ago	4.9 33 km	113km / 70mi	64 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
May 2, 1988 02:13 36 years ago	4.9 10 km	47km / 29mi	95 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 1, 1973 12:46 51 years ago	4.9 33 km	119km / 74mi	95 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 24, 2023 08:15 9 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	80km / 50mi	20 km NW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 17, 2023 11:02 10 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	62km / 39mi	97 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Aug 15, 2023 03:19 15 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	67km / 42mi	8.8 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 31, 2023 02:09 17 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	107km / 67mi	108 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Nov 14, 2022 15:29 1 year 2 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	107km / 66mi	61 km W of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 13, 2022 21:07 1 year 7 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	56km / 35mi	4.8 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 13, 2022 16:35 1 year 7 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	132km / 82mi	74 km E of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 13, 2022 01:27 1 year 7 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	58km / 36mi	19 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 1, 2022 14:40 1 year 8 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	56km / 35mi	4.8 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 19, 2022 11:08 1 year 10 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	73km / 46mi	13 km NW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 18, 2022 07:04 1 year 10 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	89km / 55mi	34 km W of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 22, 2022 00:37 1 year 19 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	118km / 74mi	154 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 8, 2022 13:27 1 year 25 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	71km / 44mi	21 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Apr 18, 2022 11:12 1 year 32 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	34km / 21mi	43 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Apr 16, 2022 10:55 1 year 32 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	34km / 21mi	43 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Apr 13, 2022 21:37 1 year 33 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	146km / 91mi	154 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 16, 2022 08:00 1 year 41 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	13km / 8mi	48 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 27, 2021 04:42 2 years ago	4.8 10 km	96km / 60mi	52 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 13, 2021 11:29 2 years ago	4.8 10 km	119km / 74mi	151 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 7, 2021 17:05 2 years ago	4.8 10 km	93km / 58mi	33 km NW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Apr 10, 2021 21:58 3 years ago	4.8 10 km	69km / 43mi	71 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 26, 2021 18:32 3 years ago	4.8 10 km	139km / 86mi	114 km S of Kucha, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 26, 2021 17:02 3 years ago	4.8 10 km	68km / 43mi	8 km NW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 18, 2023 19:32 10 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	95km / 59mi	103 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 30, 2023 13:43 17 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	70km / 44mi	98 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Dec 27, 2021 05:12 1 year 48 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	73km / 45mi	98 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Dec 14, 2021 11:33 1 year 50 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	63km / 39mi	79 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Nov 29, 2021 11:38 1 year 52 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	0km / 0mi	60 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Nov 13, 2021 05:17 2 years ago	4.7 10 km	129km / 80mi	85 km S of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 23, 2021 02:37 2 years ago	4.7 10 km	122km / 76mi	172 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 17, 2021 14:21 2 years ago	4.7 10 km	142km / 88mi	165 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 24, 2021 13:14 3 years ago	4.7 10 km	50km / 31mi	57 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 24, 2014 03:08 9 years ago	4.7 25 km	102km / 63mi	143 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 14, 1998 15:36 25 years ago	4.7 33 km	108km / 67mi	58 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Oct 25, 1982 14:48 41 years ago	4.7 33 km	91km / 57mi	151 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 2, 2023 10:10 13 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	58km / 36mi	19 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 27, 2023 05:08 39 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	133km / 83mi	192 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Dec 23, 2021 00:51 1 year 49 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	40km / 25mi	22 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Dec 11, 2021 05:51 1 year 50 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	118km / 73mi	91 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 9, 2021 20:58 3 years ago	4.6 10 km	128km / 79mi	139 km SW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 6, 2021 20:26 3 years ago	4.6 10 km	68km / 42mi	29 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jan 26, 2021 11:33 3 years ago	4.6 10 km	83km / 52mi	108 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 8, 1999 01:49 25 years ago	4.6 33 km	121km / 75mi	82 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Aug 1, 1998 21:56 25 years ago	4.6 33 km	108km / 67mi	53 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
May 17, 1975 00:08 49 years ago	4.6 25 km	99km / 61mi	90 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 16, 1973 22:38 50 years ago	4.6 33 km	103km / 64mi	82 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 24, 2023 11:55 9 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	49km / 31mi	84 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 22, 2023 09:57 10 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	50km / 31mi	29 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 18, 2023 19:20 10 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	68km / 42mi	29 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 17, 2023 20:37 10 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	88km / 54mi	28 km NW of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Aug 30, 2023 15:17 13 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	137km / 85mi	41 km S of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 30, 2023 11:49 17 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	97km / 60mi	56 km W of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 27, 2023 05:17 18 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	63km / 39mi	79 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 24, 2023 09:02 18 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	113km / 70mi	84 km NE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Sep 29, 2003 23:03 20 years ago	4.5 10 km	60km / 37mi	114 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Nov 20, 2023 06:51 9 days ago	4.4 10 km	147km / 91mi	41 km S of New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China	More
Nov 13, 2023 10:03 2 weeks ago	4.4 10 km	11km / 7mi	67 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Aug 5, 2014 03:50 9 years ago	4.3 10 km	88km / 55mi	145 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Dec 26, 2005 20:43 18 years ago	4.2 10 km	122km / 76mi	163 km E of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Mar 2, 1986 13:05 38 years ago	4.2 10 km	92km / 57mi	149 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 30, 1998 19:00 25 years ago	4.1 33 km	114km / 71mi	57 km N of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jul 9, 2017 19:33 6 years ago	4.0 5 km	105km / 65mi	157 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Feb 6, 1998 04:33 26 years ago	4.0 33 km	105km / 66mi	137 km S of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More
Jun 24, 2023 08:44 23 weeks ago	3.9 10 km	44km / 27mi	17 km SE of Aral, Xinjiang, China	More

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