Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 54 km west of Kunduz, Afghanistan early afternoon
Mon, 13 Sep 2021, 10:25
10:25 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.4 quake 13 Sep 2:34 pm (GMT +4:30)
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Khulm (pop. 64,900) located 52 km from the epicenter, Shahritus (pop. 13,000) 52 km away, and Kunduz (pop. 161,900) 54 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Qarāwul (pop. 24,500) located 65 km from the epicenter, Khanabad (pop. 71,500) 77 km away, Baghlan (pop. 108,400) 85 km away, Termez (pop. 140,400) 99 km away, and Mazari Sharif (pop. 303,300) 103 km away.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: Sep 13, 2021 2:34 pm (GMT +4:30) local time (13 Sep 2021 10:04 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.8°N / 68.26°E
(Chahar Dara, Kunduz, Afghanistan)Primary data source: NCS
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