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M4.0 Earthquake near Baicheng County, Xinjiang

UTC time: 2025-01-02 14:58:36 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

Xinjiang · Baicheng County

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.0 earthquake was recorded near Baicheng County, Xinjiang on January 2, 2025 at 14:58 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
9c46c8e1268bfb823a24ef966536d05f8aca7894
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-02 14:58:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
State
Xinjiang
City
Baicheng County
Source
usgs
Coordinates
41.82780, 82.65220

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kuqa Qiuci AirportChina · KCA · ZWKC
    24.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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