Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 290 km northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 at 07:34 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 101 km depth
14 Jul 07:42 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 101.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.43°N / 71.36°E
(Zebak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
32 km (20 mi) SSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) SE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (97 mi) ESE of Rustāq (Rustaq, Takhar) (pop: 25,600) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (103 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) N of Asadābād (Kunar) (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
203 km (126 mi) E of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
238 km (148 mi) NNE of Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 101 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 1 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 98 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | GeoAu |
| M 5.0 | 113 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | BMKG |
| M 4.9 | 116 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region | USGS |
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Bat Khela (Pakistan, 221 km S of epicenter) : It was a low magnitude quake. (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 290 km northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 at 07:34 (GMT)
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