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M4.3 Earthquake near 30 km NNW of Kuqa, China

UTC time: 2025-02-27 07:38:15 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

30 km NNW of Kuqa, China

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 30 km NNW of Kuqa, China on February 27, 2025 at 07:38 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c7093ea3d5868e505264922e626ae407b3d136d0
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-27 07:38:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
41.96000, 82.76160

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
    32.7 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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