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Magnitude 5 earthquake hits China’s Xinjiang

By Thomson Reuters May 29, 2026 | 2:14 AM

HONG KONG, May 29 (Reuters) – ​A ‌magnitude 5 earthquake ‌hit ​near ⁠Turpan City, ⁠in the east of China’s ​Xinjiang ⁠region ⁠at ​2.55pm local ​time (06:55 GMT), the ‌China Earthquake ⁠Networks Center reported on ⁠Friday.

(Reporting ‌by ⁠the ​Beijing ‌newsroom; writing ​by Farah ⁠Master; Editing by Himani ​Sarkar)