Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Yamgān, 86 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, July 30, 1974 at 05:12 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 211 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 211.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.353°N / 70.763°E
(Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 36.353°S / 109.237°W
Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (36 mi) S of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) ESE of Farkhār (Farkhar, Takhar) (pop: 10,500) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) S of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) WSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (94 mi) ESE of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) ESE of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) E of Baghlan (Wilāyat-e Baghlān) (pop: 108,400) --> 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: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.5 | 211 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (22 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jan 16, 1975 21:51 47 years ago | 3.8 202 km | Wurduj, 83 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 30, 1974 16:24 47 years ago | 4.9 40 km | Jurm, 59 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 30, 1974 04:47 47 years ago | 5.3 116 km | Khōst wa Firing, Baghlan, 78 km N of Bāzārak, Panjshir, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 24, 1974 19:55 47 years ago | 4.6 206 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 85 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 10, 1974 01:41 47 years ago | 5.5 204 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 90 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 8, 1974 03:56 47 years ago | 4.3 226 km | Zebak, 88 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 1, 1974 00:09 47 years ago | 4.6 210 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 80 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 30, 1974 17:35 47 years ago | 4.5 195 km | Yamgān, 75 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 19, 1974 02:37 48 years ago | 3.9 171 km | Zebak, 97 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 17, 1974 22:09 48 years ago | 4.4 211 km | Zebak, 93 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 3, 1974 11:11 48 years ago | 5.0 198 km | Yamgān, 75 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 15, 1974 14:52 48 years ago | 4.3 231 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 91 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 13, 1974 02:08 48 years ago | 4.5 212 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 91 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 12, 1974 17:53 48 years ago | 3.6 226 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 87 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 5, 1974 18:33 48 years ago | 5.6 173 km | Yamgān, 75 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 29, 1974 01:02 48 years ago | 5.0 228 km | Zebak, 94 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 22, 1974 15:26 48 years ago | 5.0 109 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 113 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 13, 1974 04:27 48 years ago | 4.7 155 km | Guz̄argāh-e Nūr, Baghlan, 58 km S of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 9, 1974 18:04 48 years ago | 4.6 139 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 91 km NE of Bāzārak, Panjshir, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 7, 1974 21:08 48 years ago | 4.8 144 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 113 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 4, 1974 17:26 48 years ago | 4.3 286 km | 16 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Jul 30, 1974 07:44 48 years ago | 4.3 233 km | Warsaj, 77 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
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