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Lat / Lng: 44.44 / 81.09: Xinjiang, China
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Update Thu, 17 Dec 2020, 08:18
Light magnitude 4.2 quake hits 87 km northeast of Huocheng, China early afternoon
4.2 quake 87 km north of Huocheng, Xinjiang, China, 17 Dec 3:40 pm (GMT +8)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred early afternoon on Thursday 17 December 2020 at 3:40 pm local time near Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 7 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.