M5.1 earthquake strikes China
00:15, 29 October 2026
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit northwestern China on the evening of October 28, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Kazakhstan National Data Center.
The underground tremors were recorded at 8:40 p.m. Astana time (15:40 GMT), according to data from the Institute of Geophysical Research of Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Center.
The epicenter was located at coordinates 44.39°N latitude and 82.60°E longitude.
The earthquake had an mpv magnitude of 5.1 and an energy class rating of K=11.9.
Earlier, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the border area between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on October 28.
