Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - Yamgān, 34 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on 2019-10-14 12:19:07 +04:30
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 206 km depth
14 Oct 08:13 UTC: First to report: USGS after 24 minutes.
Date & time: 14 Oct 2019 07:49:07 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2019-10-14 12:19:07 +04:30
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 205.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.563°N / 70.8372°E
(Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
34 km (21 mi) S of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (39 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SSE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) E of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (110 mi) E of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) SE of Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
333 km (207 mi) E of Mazari Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> See nearby quakes!
374 km (233 mi) NNW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 206 km | 33km S of Jarm, Afghanistan | USGS |
| M 4.5 | 2 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | EMSC |
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UET Taxila (359.5 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sleeping in my room. Suddenly i was awaken due to shaking. I felt my mat was shaking. It was 06:12am according to Pakistan Standard Time. I was not on bed but on mat which was placed on floor.
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