Significant magnitude 5.7 earthquake 124 km west of New Aksu, China
5.7 quake 23 Jan 7:19 am (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred only 11 minutes ago 124 km west of New Aksu, China, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near New Aksu, Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China, in the morning on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, at 7:19 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.7.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Aykol (pop. 11,300) located 115 km from the epicenter, New Aksu (pop. 535,700) 124 km away, and Kyzyl-Suu (pop. 16,900) 142 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 23, 2024 07:19 am (Urumqi time) local time (22 Jan 2024 23:19 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.21°N / 78.8°E (Aksu Diqu, Xinjiang, China)
Primary data source: GFZ
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