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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region on Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region on Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Date & time: Tue, 11 Sep 16:34:48 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 145.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.56°N / 71.17°E (Afghanistan)
Nearest volcano: Vakak (387 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 11 Sep 2018
Tue, 11 Sep 16:34 UTCM 3.8 / 149 km HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN[Map]EMSC

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 13 Sep 2018
Thu, 13 Sep 21:31 UTCM 4.6 / 214 km - [info]Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region[Map]GFZ
Sat, 15 Sep 2018
Sat, 15 Sep 03:47 UTCM 4.7 / 166.2 km - [info]- 7km SW of Roshtqal'a, Tajikistan[Map]USGS
Sun, 23 Sep 2018
Sun, 23 Sep 15:05 UTCM 4.6 / 205.1 km - [info]- 42km ENE of Roshtqal'a, Tajikistan[Map]USGS
Thu, 4 Oct 2018
Thu, 4 Oct 07:08 UTCM 4.4 / 129.7 km - [info]- 26km N of Ishkashim, Tajikistan[Map]USGS
Sat, 6 Oct 2018
Sat, 6 Oct 22:15 UTCM 4.5 / 97.7 km - [info]- 23km WSW of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan[Map]USGS
Sun, 7 Oct 2018
Sun, 7 Oct 01:35 UTCM 4.5 / 119.7 km - [info]- 17km NW of Roshtqal'a, Tajikistan[Map]USGS
Sun, 7 Oct 13:52 UTCM 4.8 / 187 km - [info]Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 26 Oct 2018
Fri, 26 Oct 03:54 UTCM 4.2 / 100 km - [info] HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 1 Dec 2018
Sat, 1 Dec 08:34 UTCM 4.7 / 100 km - [info] HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
Tue, 4 Dec 16:11 UTCM 4.1 / 98.1 km - [info]- 26km SE of Jarm, Afghanistan[Map]USGS
Sun, 9 Dec 2018
Sun, 9 Dec 14:58 UTCM 4.2 / 112.3 km - [info]- 54km W of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan[Map]USGS
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
Thu, 13 Dec 15:44 UTCM 4.6 / 200.2 km - [info]- 45km SW of Jarm, Afghanistan[Map]USGS
Fri, 14 Dec 2018
Fri, 14 Dec 04:36 UTCM 4.9 / 119 km - [info]Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan[Map]GFZ
Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Mon, 17 Dec 01:08 UTCM 4.6 / 217 km - [info]Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region[Map]GFZ

 

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