Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, 5 May 1987 at 15:40 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 202 km depth
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 202.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.48°N / 70.673°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
30 km (18 mi) W of Sar Āb (Badakhshan)
45 km (28 mi) SSW of Jurm (Badakhshan) (pop: 12,100)
71 km (44 mi) S of Fayzabad (Badakhshan) (pop: 44,400)
74 km (46 mi) E of Farkhār (Farkhar, Takhar) (pop: 10,500)
80 km (50 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim, Badakhshan) (pop: 12,100)
106 km (66 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300)
256 km (159 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
387 km (240 mi) NW of Rawalpindi (Punjab, Pakistan) (pop: 1,743,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 202 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, 5 May 15:40 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes):- 31 Oct 1987 18:35 UTC| M 4.2 |177.8 km (110.5 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 14 Oct 1987 12:18 UTC| M 4.9 |145.4 km (90.3 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Oct 1987 06:29 UTC| M 4.3 |188.4 km (117.1 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Oct 1987 00:04 UTC| M 3.9 |137.3 km (85.3 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Sep 1987 19:19 UTC| M 4.9 |119.9 km (74.5 mi) depth|33 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Sep 1987 10:05 UTC| M 4.5 |201 km (124.9 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Aug 1987 02:14 UTC| M 4.9 |207.3 km (128.8 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Aug 1987 12:55 UTC| M 4.5 |199.3 km (123.8 mi) depth|51 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Jul 1987 19:49 UTC| M 4.3 |194.9 km (121.1 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Jul 1987 12:43 UTC| M 4.3 |228.2 km (141.8 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jul 1987 19:07 UTC| M 4.2 |179.2 km (111.3 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Jun 1987 01:05 UTC| M 5.1 |243.1 km (151.1 mi) depth|38 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 May 1987 12:01 UTC| M 4.2 |157.7 km (98 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 May 1987 03:23 UTC| M 4.5 |250.4 km (155.6 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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