What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 2017
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 44.30° N, 82.83° E
- Injuries
- 32
- Houses destroyed
- 142
- Intensity mmi
- 6
- Depth km
- 20
2017 Jinghe earthquake
Earthquake in Xinjiang, China
The 2017 Jinghe earthquake occurred at 07:27 China Standard Time on 9 August 2017, in Jinghe County, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, with magnitude 6.6 and depth 11 kilometres. The epicentre was 44.27°N 82.89°E. Most cities in northern Xinjiang felt the quake. This earthquake occurred on the Tian Shan seismic zone.
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