6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang region
The quake happened at 3.44pm on Dec 4.
The 6.0-magnitude earthquake happened at 3.44pm on Dec 4.
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PUBLISHED ONDecember 04, 2025 9:44 AMBYSean LerA magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday (Dec 4) afternoon at 3.44pm.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the incident was recorded near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border at a depth of 10km.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or collapsed building, state media reported, adding that transportation, power and communications in the affected area are operating as normal.