Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 249 km northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 19:32 GMT
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 112 km depth
23 Jul 14:04 UTC: First to report: USGS after 19 hours.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 111.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.331°N / 70.8045°E

Antipode: 36.331°S / 109.196°W
Nearby towns and cities:
59 km (37 mi) S of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) WSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) ESE of Farkhār (Farkhar) (pop: 10,500) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SSE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) ESE of Taloqan (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) NE of Bāzārak (pop: 65,000) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (103 mi) N of Assad-Abad (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) ESE of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.1 | 112 km | 59 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | USGS |
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