Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 14 km east of Farkhār, Farkhar, Takhar, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 27 June 2020 at 04:33 (GMT) -
Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 52 km depth
27 Jun 04:42 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 52.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.53°N / 70°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
14 km (8 mi) SE of Farkhār (Farkhar) (pop: 10,500)
47 km (29 mi) SE of Taloqan (Taluqan) (pop: 64,300)
68 km (42 mi) SE of Rustāq (Rustaq) (pop: 25,600)
81 km (50 mi) E of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500)
83 km (52 mi) SW of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400)
104 km (65 mi) E of Kunduz (pop: 161,900)
235 km (146 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
315 km (196 mi) NW of Peshawar (Pakistan) (pop: 1,218,800)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 52 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | GFZ |
| M 4.5 | 60 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 35 km | 11 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan | USGS |
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