5.1-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang

5.1-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang

Xinhua
23 Feb 2026, 10:45 GMT+

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yuli County, Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 12:12 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The quake struck at a depth of 15 km and its epicenter was monitored at 40.88 degrees north latitude and 84.17 degrees east longitude, according to the CENC.

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