A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Kuqa in China on Friday. Exact location, longitude 83.5209° East, latitude 41.0425° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:40:17 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000rd65. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rd65. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/09/25 / 2025-09-26 14:40:17 / September 26, 2025 @ 2:40 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Kuche (c. 68 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kuche (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km SSE of Kuqa, China.
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