Beijing, Oct. 18 -- A moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck China's Xinjiang region late Sunday night, according to the National Centre for Seismology.

The seismic event occurred at 10:55 PM IST on October 18. According to the NCS, the epicentre was located at Latitude 36.683deg N and Longitude 77.064deg E.

The earthquake originated at a depth of 190 kilometres beneath the Earth's surface, classifying it as an intermediate-to-deep focus quake. Due to the significant depth of the epicentre, surface tremors were likely muted across the region.

In a post on X, NCS wrote, "EQ of M: 4.0, On: 18/10/2026 22:55:26 IST, Lat: 36.683 N, Long: 77.064 E, Depth: 190 Km, Location: Xinjiang."

No immediate reports of casualt...