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M4.3 earthquake 88 km SSE of Kuqa, China

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of Kuqa, China at Jan 2, 2026, 18:29 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 89 km (55 mi) SSE of Xincheng.

Details

Magnitude4.3 mb
TimeJan 2, 2026, 18:29 UTC
Depth10.2 km
Coordinates41.019, 83.448
Felt reports0
Tsunami flagNone
SourceUSGS event page
Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
MagnitudeLocationDistanceDepthTime
4.5156 km SE of Kuqa, China71 km / 44 midepth 10 km
4.276 km SE of Kuqa, China23 km / 14 midepth 10 km
4.493 km E of Kuqa, China87 km / 54 midepth 10 km
4.469 km SE of Kuqa, China24 km / 15 midepth 10 km
4.4154 km ESE of Kuqa, China89 km / 55 midepth 10 km
4.1117 km ESE of Kuqa, China69 km / 43 midepth 10 km
4.5108 km ESE of Kuqa, China62 km / 39 midepth 10 km
4.697 km ESE of Kuqa, China56 km / 35 midepth 10 km
4.493 km ESE of Kuqa, China66 km / 41 midepth 10 km
4.496 km ESE of Kuqa, China58 km / 36 midepth 10 km
4.498 km ESE of Kuqa, China53 km / 33 midepth 10 km
4.6100 km ESE of Kuqa, China52 km / 32 midepth 10 km
4.597 km ESE of Kuqa, China46 km / 28 midepth 10 km
4.096 km ESE of Kuqa, China65 km / 40 midepth 10 km
4.4146 km SSE of Kuqa, China58 km / 36 midepth 10 km
4.9139 km SE of Kuqa, China63 km / 39 midepth 10 km
4.171 km SSE of Kuqa, China19 km / 12 midepth 10 km
4.3132 km SSE of Kuqa, China45 km / 28 midepth 10 km
4.4139 km SE of Kuqa, China59 km / 36 midepth 10 km
4.3124 km SE of Kuqa, China57 km / 35 midepth 10 km

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