Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Yamgān, 90 km southeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Friday, January 27, 1984 at 13:01 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 172 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 171.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.39°N / 71.034°E
(Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 36.39°S / 108.966°W
Nearby towns and cities:
55 km (34 mi) SW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) SSE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SSE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) E of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
311 km (193 mi) SE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
349 km (217 mi) NNW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
352 km (219 mi) E of Mazar-i-Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.1 | 172 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (26 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jul 14, 1984 02:55 38 years ago | 4.7 89 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 1, 1984 10:12 38 years ago | 5.6 204 km | Yamgān, 77 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 18, 1984 15:47 38 years ago | 4.8 208 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 17, 1984 07:32 38 years ago | 4.8 189 km | Yamgān, 78 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 30, 1984 22:16 38 years ago | 4.2 141 km | Darāyim, 41 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 1984 21:25 38 years ago | 4.2 202 km | Wurduj, 62 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 1, 1984 16:02 38 years ago | 4.3 238 km | Zebak, 98 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 24, 1984 19:53 38 years ago | 4.5 139 km | Zebak, 58 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 1984 21:26 38 years ago | 5.5 209 km | Yamgān, 78 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 19, 1984 20:14 38 years ago | 4.5 33 km | Ishkāshim, 75 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 19, 1984 02:53 38 years ago | 5.5 202 km | Yamgān, 81 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 11, 1984 12:15 38 years ago | 4.3 156 km | Wurduj, 73 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 10, 1984 00:25 38 years ago | 4.4 181 km | Wurduj, 45 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 22, 1984 22:14 38 years ago | 5.8 254 km | Wurduj, 77 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 21, 1984 09:28 38 years ago | 4.4 184 km | Yamgān, 66 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 20, 1984 17:54 38 years ago | 4.7 192 km | Yamgān, 83 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 17, 1984 23:59 38 years ago | 4.4 181 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 7, 1984 09:40 38 years ago | 5.4 74 km | Yamgān, 52 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 29, 1984 17:08 38 years ago | 4.6 152 km | Ishkāshim, 86 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 24, 1984 12:51 38 years ago | 5.0 212 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 83 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 22, 1984 20:51 38 years ago | 4.5 33 km | Wākhān, 14 km SE of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 16, 1984 17:18 38 years ago | 6.4 208 km | Yamgān, 79 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 9, 1984 06:19 38 years ago | 4.8 73 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 6, 1984 00:34 38 years ago | 4.7 33 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jan 29, 1984 01:19 38 years ago | 4.8 92 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 46 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Jan 27, 1984 15:18 38 years ago | 4.4 54 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 238 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
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