据中国地震台网测定，北京时间2017年8月9日7时27分在新疆博尔塔拉州精河县（北纬44.27度，东经82.89度）发生6.6级地震，震源深度11千米。

Magnitude Mw 6.3

Region NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Date time 2017-08-08 23:27:54.8 UTC

Location 44.37 N ; 82.90 E

Depth 30 km

Distances 382 km W of Urunchi, China / pop: 1,509,000 / local time: 05:27:54.8 2017-08-09 

366 km E of Taldyqorghan, Kazakhstan / pop: 117,000 / local time: 05:27:54.8 2017-08-09 

104 km S of Dostyq, Kazakhstan / pop: 3,000 / local time: 05:27:54.8 2017-08-09 

Global view

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

More information at:

 Kazakhstan National Data Center, Institute of Geophysical Research Almaty, Kazakhstan

 USGS/NEIC Denver, USA

 GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, Germany

 Geophysical Survey. Russian Academy of Sciences Obninsk, Russia

Map created with the testimonies provided by the eyewitnesses (click to enlarge).

Regional instrumental seismicity

This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.

 Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000

Date Long. Lat. Mag. Death Location  

1812-03-08 83.0 43.7 7.5 many NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

1906-12-23 85.0 43.5 8.0 280 NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Source: T. Utsu ; International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology; vol. A; 691-718