Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 263 km northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 11 April 2020 at 16:58 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 180 km depth
11 Apr 18:44 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 46 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 180.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.33°N / 71.05°E
(Zebak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
58 km (36 mi) SW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SSE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) SSE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) SE of Rustāq (Rustaq, Takhar) (pop: 25,600) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) N of Asadābād (Kunar) (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (110 mi) ESE of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) NNE of Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (163 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 180 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | EMSC |
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