October 02, 2026

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang region

The earthquake strikes near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border

bdnews24.com

Reuters

Published : 09 Dec 2025, 04:23 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:50 PM

China on Thursday reported a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, a region in the country's northwest that shares a border with Kyrgyzstan, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border at 3:44 pm local time (0744 GMT), with the epicentre at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to CENC.

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