On May 3rd at 18:00, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck Toksun County in Turpan City, Xinjiang, with strong tremors felt in Urumqi and surrounding areas.
The China Earthquake Network officially determined that at 18:00 on May 3rd, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Toksun County, Turpan City, Xinjiang (latitude 42.19 degrees north, longitude 88.19 degrees east), with a depth of 20 kilometers.
Internet users in Xinjiang reported, “In the Gaochang District of Turpan City, the entire building was shaking.” “Strong tremors were felt in Shanshan.”
“In Urumqi, the earthquake was strongly felt, even the television at home was shaking!” “The tremors in the Tianshan area of Urumqi were clearly noticeable.” “The earthquake in the Sha District of Urumqi was intense, it was so strong that even lying on the bed was frightening! Even the cat jumped up.” “The earthquake was noticeable in the Midong District of Urumqi.” “The earthquake was noticeable in the Shui District of Urumqi.”
“In Korla (Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture), the tremors were noticeable, woke me up from sleep.” “Strong tremors felt in Korla, it shook for quite a while.” “There were reports of tremors in Yuli County.” “Tremors were clearly felt in Hejing County.”
“Changji City experienced tremors, the bed shook a few times.” “Strong tremors were felt in Yanqi.”
In recent days, earthquakes have been occurring frequently in Kuqa City, approximately 600 kilometers away from Toksun County.
On May 2nd at 6:17 am, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Kuqa City in Aksu region of Xinjiang, with a depth of 18 kilometers; on April 30 at 21:15, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the area, followed by a 3.0 magnitude quake at 20:49 and a 3.1 magnitude quake at 18:38; on April 29 at 15:20, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit, followed by a 3.0 magnitude quake at 3:58 am, and a 4.8 magnitude quake at 3:16 am.