2015 Pishan earthquakeA magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China southeast of Yilkiqi, on July 3 at a depth of. The earthquake killed at least 3 people and wounded 71.EarthquakeThe earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault that ruptured but did not reach the surface. Instead, the earthquake rupture ceased some 3–7 km beneath the surface.