Date & time: Tue, 31 Jul 17:02:37 UTC Local time at epicenter: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:02 (Asia/Kabul)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 104.34 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.5085°N / 70.9797°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Vakak (371 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Murree, Pakistan / MMI III (Weak shaking): I was teaching a class about the Richter scale when it happened. The music stands in school stared vibrating.
Bagram (Afghanistan) (161 km SW from epicenter): My first earthquake. It was exciting but glad that no one was hurt (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): J'étais sur l'étage du bas dans un lit superposé. Le lit lui-même a tremblé comme un balancement et les objets sur le haut (situés sur une planche de bois, sans matelas) ont tremblés légèrement. Immanquable. (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): I've been in about 5 since being here. This was the longest lasting...that's why it was a bit freaky. I was sitting at my desk. My clock said 10:21pm everything was first wavy and then it shook and then wavy again. The waves came less often as the seconds went by but the ones closer together were like the motion of the ocean. (via EMSC)
Anantnag Kashmir / MMI IV (Light shaking): I felt the earthquake for about 8 seconds.
Srinagar () (430 km SE from epicenter): its was almost 10 seconds. (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (333 km SE from epicenter): Half hour before the quake my wife asked ,why are the crows making so much noise tonight,and just said go to sleep ,an earthquake is coming.Crows never make noise after 6 or 7 pm here (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): It lasted about 10 seconds. (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): woke up a little after 1020 hours AFT after the shaking was about to stop. lasted 5 seconds. I also felt a quick jerky aftershock. Then woke again around 0044 hours AFT was not sure until this morning that it was two earthquakes within 2-1/2 hours of each other. (via EMSC)
Jalalabad (Afghanistan) (159 km S from epicenter): it seemed to have lasted about 10 seconds or so (via EMSC)
Jalandhar / not felt: I dnt felt any quake
chandigarh / MMI II (Very weak shaking): I m staying in hostel, 4th floor, the top floor. i was playing video game by lying on the bed. suddenly i felt tremor for 3 seconds. i was scared and ran out of my hostel. That was really scary.
Srinagar, Kashmir, India / MMI III (Weak shaking): Felt light shaking for about 15 seconds.
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (340 km NW from epicenter): The quake was absolutely perceptible, but very low intensity. Furniture did not move but creaked audibly. (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): i was sleeping the surface was shagging ver fastly (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): Wow!!! I felt the movement, it took a few seconds just to actually confirm in my own mind what was happening. The movement was a gentle vibration that was significant enough to make my tv wobble on its stand and for me to send an email to my girlfriend to say that there was an earthquake happening as I typed!. it lasted for 10-12 seconds (estimated) slightly stronger at first then easing in movement. your website was brilliantly fast at confirming my conclusion of an earthquake... thankyou! (via EMSC)
Kunduz (Afghanistan) (194 km NW from epicenter): Although I answered yes to 9, people were not really panicked. But people did come outdoors because of poor building construction in the area and some worry about whether there would be more shaking. (via EMSC)
Pol-e-Khomri (Afghanistan) (176 km W from epicenter): The Earth quack was very tense and I could hear and see everything shaking doors, Building,Walls etc... (via EMSC)
Fayzabad (Afghanistan) (115 km N from epicenter): I just saw and felt the desk moving, especilally the screen of the laptop. But the particular things is that I felt it apparently 30 mins later than it happened (via EMSC)
Date & time: Tue, 31 Jul 17:02:37 UTC Local time at epicenter: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:02 (Asia/Kabul)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 104.34 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.5085°N / 70.9797°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Vakak (371 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Murree, Pakistan / MMI III (Weak shaking): I was teaching a class about the Richter scale when it happened. The music stands in school stared vibrating.
Bagram (Afghanistan) (161 km SW from epicenter): My first earthquake. It was exciting but glad that no one was hurt (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): J'étais sur l'étage du bas dans un lit superposé. Le lit lui-même a tremblé comme un balancement et les objets sur le haut (situés sur une planche de bois, sans matelas) ont tremblés légèrement. Immanquable. (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): I've been in about 5 since being here. This was the longest lasting...that's why it was a bit freaky. I was sitting at my desk. My clock said 10:21pm everything was first wavy and then it shook and then wavy again. The waves came less often as the seconds went by but the ones closer together were like the motion of the ocean. (via EMSC)
Anantnag Kashmir / MMI IV (Light shaking): I felt the earthquake for about 8 seconds.
Srinagar () (430 km SE from epicenter): its was almost 10 seconds. (via EMSC)
Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (333 km SE from epicenter): Half hour before the quake my wife asked ,why are the crows making so much noise tonight,and just said go to sleep ,an earthquake is coming.Crows never make noise after 6 or 7 pm here (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): It lasted about 10 seconds. (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): woke up a little after 1020 hours AFT after the shaking was about to stop. lasted 5 seconds. I also felt a quick jerky aftershock. Then woke again around 0044 hours AFT was not sure until this morning that it was two earthquakes within 2-1/2 hours of each other. (via EMSC)
Jalalabad (Afghanistan) (159 km S from epicenter): it seemed to have lasted about 10 seconds or so (via EMSC)
Jalandhar / not felt: I dnt felt any quake
chandigarh / MMI II (Very weak shaking): I m staying in hostel, 4th floor, the top floor. i was playing video game by lying on the bed. suddenly i felt tremor for 3 seconds. i was scared and ran out of my hostel. That was really scary.
Srinagar, Kashmir, India / MMI III (Weak shaking): Felt light shaking for about 15 seconds.
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (340 km NW from epicenter): The quake was absolutely perceptible, but very low intensity. Furniture did not move but creaked audibly. (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): i was sleeping the surface was shagging ver fastly (via EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan) (200 km SW from epicenter): Wow!!! I felt the movement, it took a few seconds just to actually confirm in my own mind what was happening. The movement was a gentle vibration that was significant enough to make my tv wobble on its stand and for me to send an email to my girlfriend to say that there was an earthquake happening as I typed!. it lasted for 10-12 seconds (estimated) slightly stronger at first then easing in movement. your website was brilliantly fast at confirming my conclusion of an earthquake... thankyou! (via EMSC)
Kunduz (Afghanistan) (194 km NW from epicenter): Although I answered yes to 9, people were not really panicked. But people did come outdoors because of poor building construction in the area and some worry about whether there would be more shaking. (via EMSC)
Pol-e-Khomri (Afghanistan) (176 km W from epicenter): The Earth quack was very tense and I could hear and see everything shaking doors, Building,Walls etc... (via EMSC)
Fayzabad (Afghanistan) (115 km N from epicenter): I just saw and felt the desk moving, especilally the screen of the laptop. But the particular things is that I felt it apparently 30 mins later than it happened (via EMSC)
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