Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - 82 km northeast of Khorugh, Nohijai Şuƣnon, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Tuesday, 16 June 2020 at 01:30 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 102 km depth
16 Jun 01:38 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 99.0 to 102.0 km.
Jun 16 06:56: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 99.0 to 102.0 km.
Jun 16 06:56: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.6.
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 102.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.77°N / 72.41°E
(Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)Nearby towns and cities:
82 km (51 mi) ENE of Khorugh (Nohijai Şuƣnon) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) N of Khandūd (Badakhshan, Afghanistan) (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) NNE of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) WSW of Murghab (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) ENE of Fayzabad (Badakhshan, Afghanistan) (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (144 mi) E of Kŭlob (Khatlon) (pop: 78,800) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) E of Chubek (Hamadoni, Khatlon) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) E of Hulbuk (Khatlon) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (204 mi) ESE of Dushanbe (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
369 km (229 mi) SE of Khujand (Sughd) (pop: 144,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 102 km | Tajikistan | GFZ |
| M 5.7 | 112 km | Tajikistan | EMSC |
| M 5.6 | 125 km | Tajikistan | BMKG |
| M 5.8 | 115 km | Tajikistan | GeoAu |
| M 5.6 | 127 km | 69 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan | USGS |
| M 5.7 | 110 km | 塔吉克斯坦 (Tajikistan) | CEIC |
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478 km S of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Felt a mild shaking, heard sounds from the house. Saw a hanging object sway slightly. The door moved.
332.3 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Islamabad (454 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
5055 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : short quick bang
9888.5 km ENE of epicenter [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Dushanbe (328.8 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
327.3 km S of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Islamabad (456.2 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
477.7 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
391.3 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Singapore (5158.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : At level 13 my thing shook
Rogun (253.8 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Was awaking, got the process faster!.
Roghun Tajkkistan / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Lasted about 15 to 20 seconds
Dushanbe / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Dushanbe / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Noida (India, 1127 km SE of epicenter) : Felt (reported through EMSC)
Ghāziābād (India, 1122 km SE of epicenter) : Felt my bed shook (reported through EMSC)
(India, 1116 km SE of epicenter) : Minor jolt (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 730 km S of epicenter) : Felt it for 15 seconds almost! (reported through EMSC)
Sheikhupura (Pakistan, 697 km S of epicenter) : I was on bed, i just felt slight shaking (reported through EMSC)
Sialkot (Pakistan, 626 km S of epicenter) : Strong jolted, felt strong. (reported through EMSC)
Lala Musa (Pakistan, 589 km S of epicenter) : Pakistan shaken (reported through EMSC)
Qāzigund (India, 530 km SE of epicenter) : About 30 minutes ago in Kashmir (reported through EMSC)
Tral (India, 500 km SE of epicenter) : This is the third earthquake from last 3 days, all around 7:00 am to 7:17 am IST (reported through EMSC)
Rāwalpindi (Pakistan, 476 km S of epicenter) : i was sleeping on floor..first jolt wakeme up and 2nd jolt make me get up (reported through EMSC)
Srinagar (India, 472 km SE of epicenter) : Felt tremors for ten seconds (reported through EMSC)
Srinagar (India, 472 km SE of epicenter) : Moderate intensity. Lasted for about 10 seconds. (reported through EMSC)
Srinagar (India, 472 km SE of epicenter) : Moderate shaking. Lasted about 10 seconds. In Srinagar, Indian Controlled Kashmir. (reported through EMSC)
Srinagar (India, 472 km SE of epicenter) : We felt our bed move dramatically, it woke us. (reported through EMSC)
Srinagar (India, 472 km SE of epicenter) : A strong shaking (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 470 km NW of epicenter) : Minor shaking (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 470 km NW of epicenter) : Почувствовала слегка, живу на 9 этаже (reported through EMSC)
Salor (Uzbekistan, 468 km NW of epicenter) : Good morning, tashkent (reported through EMSC)
Salor (Uzbekistan, 468 km NW of epicenter) : Не сильно до катилось до Ташкента. (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : 4 этаж, несильный толчок. Если бы не лежали в кровати, то могли и не заметить. (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : Волной шло, не наше. Что-то часто стало опять трясти (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : Слегка (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : На 7 этаже покачало прилично, даже телевизор (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : В ташкенте также ощущалось (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : Неплохо трясло (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : Качало (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : Потрясающе! (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : Слегка качнуло (reported through EMSC)
Tashkent (Uzbekistan, 466 km NW of epicenter) : I was asleep and It waked me up. This time it disturbedhanging chandeliers and objects. Lasted like 10 seconds. Mom even didn't notice, but she was staying nearby window. (reported through EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan, 462 km S of epicenter) : Strong shakes while sleep and awake me and my family (reported through EMSC)
Islamabad (Pakistan, 462 km S of epicenter) : It was not that powerful and was around 15 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Bektemir (Uzbekistan, 455 km NW of epicenter) : Давно так не трясло. Трещало и качалось всё. (reported through EMSC)
Bektemir (Uzbekistan, 455 km NW of epicenter) : Раскачало. Проснулась. (reported through EMSC)
Bāramūla (India, 441 km SE of epicenter) : It was really storng tremor felt it in kashmir (reported through EMSC)
Zaida (Pakistan, 421 km S of epicenter) : Woke up. (reported through EMSC)
Abbottabad (Pakistan, 418 km S of epicenter) : At Abbottabad I could feel my bed move (reported through EMSC)
Abbottabad (Pakistan, 418 km S of epicenter) : Lasted almost 15 seconds and was extremely intense. My bed shook the entire duration. (reported through EMSC)
(Pakistan, 376 km S of epicenter) : Gentle shake (reported through EMSC)
Chust (Uzbekistan, 363 km NW of epicenter) : Two underground explosions and one at a time with an interval of 7 seconds were clearly audible. each explosion was accompanied by a fluctuation of 5 minutes (reported through EMSC)
Bat Khela (Pakistan, 360 km S of epicenter) : Felt it for 15 to 20 sec, Very low magnitude.Malakand Batkhela (reported through EMSC)
Battagram (Pakistan, 357 km S of epicenter) : Hazara, KPK, Pakistan (reported through EMSC)
Andican (Uzbekistan, 326 km NW of epicenter) : Покачало (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Woke up. That means Earthquake was shaking quite good (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Слабые толчки были. (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Нормально так потрясло, но не долго. (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Minor shaking (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Был один толчок (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Был один толчок (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Чувствовалось небольшое колебание (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Junbideeee (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Felt on 10th floor (reported through EMSC)
Dushanbe (Tajikistan, 324 km W of epicenter) : Felt quite strong- on 10th floor (reported through EMSC)
Konibodom (Tajikistan, 319 km NW of epicenter) : Качало секунд5 (reported through EMSC)
Konibodom (Tajikistan, 319 km NW of epicenter) : Проснулся от толчка. Оказывается было землетрясение (reported through EMSC)
Osh (Kyrgyzstan, 300 km N of epicenter) : Ош. Кыргызстан. 4 этаж. Качало. Сначала 8 секунд, потом ещё две. По ощущениям балла 3-3,5 (reported through EMSC)
Os (Kyrgyzstan, 298 km N of epicenter) : Заметно было на первом этаже. (reported through EMSC)
Farg`ona (Uzbekistan, 286 km NW of epicenter) : Тряхнуло. Не слабо. (reported through EMSC)
Roghun (Tajikistan, 249 km W of epicenter) : Проснулся из-за тряски (reported through EMSC)
(Tajikistan, 175 km NW of epicenter) : Очень сильно был (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 5.6 quake 82 km northeast of Khorugh, Nohijai Şuƣnon, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, 16 June 2020 01:30 GMT
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