On the afternoon of May 29, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Tuokexun County in Turpan City, Xinjiang, with residents in various parts of Xinjiang reporting strong tremors.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake occurred at 14:55 on May 29 in Tuokexun County, Turpan City (latitude 42.20 degrees north, longitude 88.22 degrees east), with a depth of 20 kilometers.
Villages within 5 kilometers of the epicenter include Leijiagou Village Thirteen Team and Kelkz Taimimailis, and towns within 20 kilometers include Kumish Town.
The epicenter is located 76 kilometers from Toksun County, 111 kilometers from Heshuo County, 115 kilometers from High Chang District in Turpan, 130 kilometers from Dabancheng District in Urumqi, 133 kilometers from Bohu County, 115 kilometers from Turpan City, and 184 kilometers from Urumqi City.
According to the rapid report catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center, there have been a total of 61 earthquakes of magnitude 3 and above within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past five years, with this earthquake being the largest.
Residents in various parts of Xinjiang took to Weibo to provide feedback, with comments such as “Strong tremors felt in Urumqi,” “Lights on the fifth floor in Korla shook for a while, stopped, and then shook again! Strong tremors felt!” “Changji felt it, quite scary,” “Shihezi felt the tremors,” “Tianshan region also felt it,” “Extremely strong, can hear the furniture creaking,” and “Sitting on a chair, clearly felt the building swaying.”