A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang

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According to the official measurement of China Seismic Network , at 8:4 on December 13, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang, with a focal depth of 15 kilometers and an epicenter at 43.54 degrees north latitude and 89.38 degrees east longitude.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang - LujubaA magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang - Lujuba

The villages within 10 kilometers around the earthquake have Qugentai, and there are no townships within 20 kilometers. The towns within 50 kilometers include Biliuhe Town, Jibuku Town, , Quanzijie Town, , and Dongwan Town , Banjiegou Town , Dayou Town , Qihu Township , Daquan Tatar Township , Xindi Township.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang - Lujuba

The epicenter is 54 kilometers away from Jimsar County, 54 kilometers away from Qitai County, 68 kilometers away from Gaochang District, 80 kilometers away from Mulei Kazakh Autonomous County, 89 kilometers away from Daban City, 67 kilometers away from Turpan City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture175 kilometers, 144 kilometers away from Urumqi City. The average altitude of within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about 2903 meters.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang - LujubaA magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang - Lujuba

According to the China Earthquake Network Quick Report catalog, a total of 25 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred within 200 kilometers around the epicenter in the past five years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred in Toksun County, Turpan City, Xinjiang on August 8, 2020 ( 143 kilometers away from the epicenter), the distribution of historical earthquakes is shown in the figure.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Qitai County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang - Lujuba
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