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Autonomous Region
Xinjiang
People's Republic of China · Asia
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 1 volcano and 15 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- CycloneVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20242024 Uqturpan Earthquake · M 7.03 deaths
- 2008Xinjiang Province · M 7.2
- 20032003 Bachu Earthquake · M 6.3261 deaths
- 19971997 Jiashi Earthquakes · M 5.912 deaths
- 1996S. Xinjiang, Artux · M 6.324 deaths
- 19851985 Wuqia Earthquake · M 7.571 deaths
- 1955Xinjiang Province · M 7.0
- 1949Xinjiang Province · M 7.321 deaths
- 1944Xinjiang Province · M 7.23 deaths
- 1944Xinjiang · M 7.0
- 19311931 Fuyun Earthquake · M 8.010,000 deaths
- 1924Xinjiang · M 7.3100 deaths
- 19142009 Xinjiang Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19061906 Manasi Earthquake · M 8.3280 deaths
- 19021902 Turkestan Earthquake · M 7.75,653 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002