Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 2 February 2019 at 12:04 (GMT)
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 6.1 quake Hindukush region, Afghanistan, 2 February 12:04 UTC, which followed after 0 minutes.
Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 205 km depth
2 Feb 12:11 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 199.0 to 205.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 199.0 to 205.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 205.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.47°N / 70.74°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) W of Sar Āb
45 km (28 mi) S of Jurm (pop: 12,100)
73 km (46 mi) SSE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400)
75 km (46 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100)
80 km (50 mi) E of Farkhār (Farkhar) (pop: 10,500)
112 km (69 mi) ESE of Taloqan (pop: 64,300)
258 km (161 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
382 km (238 mi) NNW of Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (pop: 1,743,100)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.7 | 205 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | GFZ |
| M 5.7 | 232 km | HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN | EMSC |
| M 5.6 | 201 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | GeoAu |
| M 5.6 | 211 km | - 42km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan | USGS |
| M 5.7 | 230 km | 阿富汗 | CEIC |
User reports for this quake (96)
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Chakwal / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Bagram / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
rawalpindi / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Jaipur / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Kabul Afghanistan - lying on bed watching netflix / Light shaking (MMI IV) : - lying on bed watching netflix - bed started to shake, what a show :o)
Uk / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : I'm a Empath Psychic I feel earthquakes before they happen, I reported this earthquake today early this morning before it happened to my family, I get severe headache and shocks in my body, Also the feeling in my head today with have another strong one happening within the next few hours or days Tracey 
Gurgaon Haryana sector 43 / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Moderately felt the shaking for about 15 to 20 seconds.
17-H Last Stop Karachi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : All of sudden I felt earthquake so we all run out of home for safety
Kabul / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Sector 83 Gurgaon / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I was working on laptop. Suddenly I felt the tremor. I saw my fan was started moving slowly. But it was just for 5-10 seconds
Abbottabad / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Karachi / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was on my bed with family when experienced it.
Faridabad / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Frightening
Rawalpindi / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Was sitting at the computer and felt the chair jolt a bit. Felt two such light jolts.
d. I. Khan, Pakistan (516.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : i was in my room and i felt my bed was shaking. i was startled and saw Keychains hanging on the walls and ceiling fan was shaking too
Kabul / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Islamabad (6.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Peshawar / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Bagram, AFG / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Islamabad / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Jalalabad Ja / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Bed frame swayed a little
Bagram, Afghanistan / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Kabul, afghanistan / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Chandigarh (848.9 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Jalalabad / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Kabul / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Bagram (215.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Somewhere betwixt a MMI IV and a MMI V.
Mardan / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Rawalpindi / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Kabul / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
kabul, PD 10 / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Windows desk, and curtain were slightly shaking
Wahcantt, Pakistan / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Bagram / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Delhi / Light shaking (MMI IV)
1070.4 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Delhi NCR, india / Weak shaking (MMI III) : felt mild earthquake at gurgaon (Delhi , India).
Gurgaon / Weak shaking (MMI III)
New Delhi / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
1069.5 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Kohat (326 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
250.1 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
islamabad (375.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : it was felt just for 3 to 4 sec only
Kabul / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Kabul / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Islamabad / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Shaking felt on the 9th floor of an apartment block in Islamabad.
Islamabad / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Bagram / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Kabul / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
372 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Very gentle shaking. Felt it while sitting on my couch watching tele. (reported through our app)
Kabul / Weak shaking (MMI III)
(Pakistan, 1347 km S of epicenter) : I felt an earth in karachi about few minutes ago!! (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 543 km NW of epicenter) : Всего два балла, но даже в соседней стране испугались (reported through EMSC)
(Afghanistan, 234 km SW of epicenter) : I felt in Bagram, too (reported through EMSC)
(Afghanistan, 172 km W of epicenter) : Reading in bed I felt the shake (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 300 km S of epicenter) : Felt in Hayatabad Peshawar (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 429 km S of epicenter) : A little bit feel (reported through EMSC)
Nowshera (Pakistan, 309 km S of epicenter) : Felt two powerful shocks while playing PUBG :-( (reported through EMSC)
Kabil (Afghanistan, 275 km SW of epicenter) : Felt an earthquake in kabul, (reported through EMSC)
(Afghanistan, 273 km SW of epicenter) : I felt it in kabul (reported through EMSC)
New Delhi (India, 1078 km SE of epicenter) : 11th floor Crowne plaza hotel mayur vihar India building swaying. (reported through EMSC)
New Delhi (India, 1070 km SE of epicenter) : Very Mild may be due to Hinduksuh Afghnistan Tremor (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 539 km NW of epicenter) : Ку (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 538 km NW of epicenter) : Трясло нормально (reported through EMSC)
Toshkent (Uzbekistan, 538 km NW of epicenter) : Jalap it was scary (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 537 km NW of epicenter) : small felt (reported through EMSC)
Toshkent (Uzbekistan, 537 km NW of epicenter) : Слабо и недолго. Ташкент. Weak and short. Tashkent, (reported through EMSC)
Toshkent (Uzbekistan, 537 km NW of epicenter) : Слегка покачало на пятом этаже (reported through EMSC)
Samarkand (Uzbekistan, 479 km NW of epicenter) : Kuchsiz zilzila (reported through EMSC)
Samarkand (Uzbekistan, 478 km NW of epicenter) : Самарканд. резко начался, продолжился недолго. 9 этаж ощутимо было (reported through EMSC)
Srinagar (India, 457 km SE of epicenter) : Strong it was (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 403 km SE of epicenter) : It's a small jolt with motion of wall fans and chandeliers. (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 389 km SE of epicenter) : A bit strong . Felt on 1st floor . یارب ارحم (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 387 km SE of epicenter) : Islamabad! (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 386 km SE of epicenter) : اسلام آباد میں زلزلہ محسوس کیا گیا ہے (reported through EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan, 383 km SE of epicenter) : کافی زور دار جھٹکا تھا۔ اللہ اپنا رحم فرمائے۔ آمین (reported through EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan, 382 km SE of epicenter) : I just felt an earthquake (reported through EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan, 380 km SE of epicenter) : Long shallow shake (reported through EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan, 380 km SE of epicenter) : There was strong jolt, lasted for few seconds and then stopped! (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 343 km S of epicenter) : In a parked vehicle, shook for good 10 to 15 seconds. (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 334 km SE of epicenter) : i felt (reported through EMSC)
Nowshera (Pakistan, 309 km S of epicenter) : slow jolts continued for some seconds (reported through EMSC)
Peshāwar (Pakistan, 298 km S of epicenter) : The ceiling fan swayed, i rushed outside. though others did not feel it (reported through EMSC)
Kabil (Afghanistan, 283 km SW of epicenter) : خيلي خفيف احساس شد اما بخير گذشت، اميدوارم كه تلفات در پي نداشته باشد. (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 282 km NW of epicenter) : It shook around three four seconds was pretty scary (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 280 km NW of epicenter) : Normal shaking (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 279 km NW of epicenter) : Слегка покачало (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 279 km NW of epicenter) : Произошел толчок, по силе около 3 баллов. Я сидел на диване и видел как люстра качалась. (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 279 km NW of epicenter) : Чувствовалось (reported through EMSC)
Kabul (Afghanistan, 276 km SW of epicenter) : 1 minutes (reported through EMSC)
Kabil (Afghanistan, 275 km SW of epicenter) : Felt in Kabul (reported through EMSC)
(Afghanistan, 275 km SW of epicenter) : Dad heart quick (reported through EMSC)
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