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Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 17km NW of Roshtqal\'a, Tajikistan on Sunday, 7 October 2018 Hypocenter depth recalculated from 122.6 to 119.7 km.
Date & time: Sun, 7 Oct 01:35:50 UTC Local time at epicenter: 2018-10-07 06:35:50 +05:00 Magnitude: 4.5 Depth: 119.7 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.3601°N / 71.6759°E  (Tajikistan) Nearest volcano: Vakak (479 km) Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
"I felt it" reports:
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | Sun, 7 Oct 2018 | Sun, 7 Oct 13:52 UTC | M 4.8 / 187 km - [info] | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | [Map] | GFZ |
Tue, 9 Oct 2018 | Tue, 9 Oct 00:49 UTC | M 4.6 / 102 km - [info] | Tajikistan | [Map] | GFZ | Thu, 8 Nov 2018 | Thu, 8 Nov 15:01 UTC | M 4.6 / 20 km - [info] | - 41km ESE of Kulob, Tajikistan | [Map] | USGS |
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 | Sun, 11 Nov 02:32 UTC | M 4.2 / 147.5 km - [info] | - 97km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | [Map] | USGS |
Tue, 4 Dec 2018 | Tue, 4 Dec 16:11 UTC | M 4.1 / 98.1 km - [info] | - 26km SE of Jarm, Afghanistan | [Map] | USGS | Thu, 13 Dec 2018 | Thu, 13 Dec 15:44 UTC | M 4.6 / 200.2 km - [info] | - 45km SW of Jarm, Afghanistan | [Map] | USGS | Mon, 17 Dec 2018 | Mon, 17 Dec 01:08 UTC | M 4.6 / 217 km - [info] | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | [Map] | GFZ | Sat, 22 Dec 2018 |
Sat, 22 Dec 00:32 UTC | M 4.4 / 10 km - [info] | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | [Map] | GFZ | Sun, 30 Dec 2018 | Sun, 30 Dec 04:48 UTC | M 4.2 / 125.7 km - [info] | - 34km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan | [Map] | USGS |
Sun, 30 Dec 10:02 UTC | M 4.2 / 30 km - [info] | TAJIKISTAN | [Map] | EMSC | Mon, 31 Dec 2018 | Mon, 31 Dec 15:48 UTC | M 4.0 / 29 km - [info] | TAJIKISTAN | [Map] | EMSC |
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