Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Near the China-Kyrgyzstan Border

- Time: 2024-01-22 at 18:09:04 UTC
             2024-01-23 at 00:09:04 Urumqi
- Location: 41.27° LAT, 78.65° LON
- Magnitude: Mww7.0
- Depth: 13 km
- Focal mechanism: Thrust Fault
- Provider: USGS, CMT

Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the Xinjiang province, China.

Quantectum mainly monitors the Euro-Mediterranean regions, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Mexico. Nevertheless, our global earthquake forecasting models suggest that the wider area of Kyrgyzstan, southern Xinjiang, Tajikistan and the neighboring regions were under the rotational singularities that caused an increase in shear traction field and earthquake triggering probabilities. Furthermore, Quantectum's models of the Atmospheric Chemical Potential (ACP) field (blue line) also indicated the well-expressed anomaly exactly in the epicentral region of the earthquake. This anomaly indicates the increased radon emissions from the underground. The red line illustrates the shear traction field.

Picture 2: Atmospheric Chemical Potential (ACP) field for the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, China.

The earthquake caused the Macroseismic Intensity of VIII, corresponding to strong shaking. We estimate that at least 3 million people felt the event. The cities of Aksu, Karakol, Tumxuk, and Naryn experienced the Macroseismic Intensity of IV. However, several smaller villages were located near the epicenter and experienced strong shaking.

Picture 3: Macroseismic Intensity map for the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Xinjiang, China.

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.
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