2.6
Earthquake Details: southern Xinjiang, China
Oct 6, 2026, 11:31:18
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near southern Xinjiang, China on Oct 6, 2026 at 11:31:18. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude40.1100
Longitude75.0600
Event IDemsc:20261006_0000362
Magnitude2.6
Updated:Oct 10, 2026, 01:51:01 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 6, 2026, 19:31:18 GMT+8
- UTC
- Oct 6, 2026, 11:31:18 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M2.9TajikistanBeforeM3.3TajikistanBeforeM3.0southern Xinjiang, ChinaBeforeM4.317 km WNW of Ashkāsham, AfghanistanBeforeM3.4TajikistanBeforeM2.7TajikistanBeforeM2.8KyrgyzstanAfterM2.9southern Xinjiang, ChinaAfterM4.3TajikistanAfterM2.7KyrgyzstanAfterM2.8KyrgyzstanAfterM3.3southern Xinjiang, ChinaAfter
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