Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 46 km northwest of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Vilojati Muxtori Kūhistoni Badaxşon, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 1 August 2020 at 00:11 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 117 km depth
1 Aug 00:33 UTC: First to report: USGS after 23 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 117.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.0664°N / 71.3187°E
(Shuhadā, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
47 km (29 mi) NNW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) ENE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SSW of Khorugh (Nohijai Şuƣnon, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) E of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
342 km (213 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 117 km | 46 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan (Afghanistan) | USGS |
| M 4.2 | 127 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | EMSC |
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