February 22, 2015 Earthquake: Shawan, Xinjiang Province, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Shawan, Xinjiang Province, China on February 22, 2015 at 06:42:54 UTC, 12 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- February 22, 2015
- Time
- 06:42:54 UTC
- Place
- Shawan, Xinjiang Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.133° N, 85.568° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- $14.7 million
- Houses damaged
- 1,728
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
The buildings of 1,728 households were damaged in the earthquake that hit Shawan County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, local authorities said on Monday. As of 2 p.m. Monday, the tremor had affected 6,756 people, and caused a direct economic loss of 92.23 million yuan (about 14.65 million U.S. dollars). No casualties were reported. An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale hit Shawan of the Tacheng Prefecture in the north of the region at 2:42 p.m. Sunday. Three teams of experts are carrying out disaster relief in 132 villages near the epicenter. Rescuers are striving to ensure transportation and power supply in the affected areas. (reference #11172)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 22, 1906, Xinjiang Province, China
- September 25, 1863, Xinjiang, China
- March 9, 1944, Xinjiang Province, China
- December 8, 2016, Urumqi, N. Xinjiang, China
- February 13, 2003, Urumqi, N. Xinjiang, China
- June 29, 2012, Xinjiang Province, China
- April 24, 1955, Xinjiang Province, China
- November 23, 2006, North, Xinjiang Province, China
- November 13, 1965, Xinjiang Province, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10125.