Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 288 km northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, 17 April 2020 at 18:25 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 134 km depth
17 Apr 19:44 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 19 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 120.0 to 80.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 80.0 to 116.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.0 to 119.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 119.0 to 134.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 120.0 to 80.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 80.0 to 116.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.0 to 119.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 119.0 to 134.0 km.
Date & time: 17 Apr 2020 18:25:45 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 134.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.35°N / 71.43°E
(Zebak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) SSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) SE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) N of Asadābād (Kunar) (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
232 km (144 mi) NNE of Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
337 km (210 mi) SE of Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 134 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 107 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.1 | 126 km | 47km SW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan | USGS |
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