Monday 22 January 2024, 07:09: earthquake at Southern Xinjiang, China

Earthquakes with magnitude 7 felt at 07:09 on 22 January 2024.
Place: Southern Xinjiang, China.

On Monday 22 January 2024 at 07:09 an earthquake of magnitude 7 and depth 9 km was recorded in Southern Xinjiang, China. Further info on the EMSC webpage by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are classified into superficial (hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and deep (hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 07:09 on 22 January 2024 with epicenter Southern Xinjiang, China, having a depth of 9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 7, therefore between 7 and 8, this earthquake is classified as "very strong". This type of earthquake can cause huge damage within a range of several hundred kilometers.

Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org

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