Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Yamgān, 80 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Friday, July 13, 1990 at 14:20 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 217 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 216.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.415°N / 70.789°E
(Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 36.415°S / 109.211°W
Nearby towns and cities:
50 km (31 mi) S of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (51 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!
176 km (109 mi) E of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) SE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
330 km (205 mi) E of Mazar-i-Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (226 mi) NW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.4 | 217 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (29 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jan 9, 1991 07:38 31 years ago | 4.5 212 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 94 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jan 6, 1991 22:36 31 years ago | 4.6 33 km | Ishkāshim, 90 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jan 1, 1991 23:57 31 years ago | 4.2 33 km | 13 km NW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 21, 1990 17:34 31 years ago | 5.0 170 km | Jurm, 76 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 20, 1990 13:43 31 years ago | 4.1 238 km | Bargi Matal, Nuristan, 249 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 9, 1990 16:43 31 years ago | 3.7 190 km | Jurm, 63 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 4, 1990 12:34 31 years ago | 4.6 202 km | Wurduj, 72 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 3, 1990 02:12 31 years ago | 4.2 33 km | Ishkāshim, 69 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 2, 1990 01:35 31 years ago | 4.1 33 km | Wākhān, Afghanistan, 14 km SE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Nov 15, 1990 06:49 32 years ago | 4.3 223 km | Zebak, 93 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 13, 1990 11:04 32 years ago | 4.5 184 km | Zebak, 17 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 12, 1990 11:19 32 years ago | 5.2 236 km | Zebak, 95 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 8, 1990 20:04 32 years ago | 3.8 142 km | Farkhār, 59 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 8, 1990 10:01 32 years ago | 3.8 33 km | Zebak, 17 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 7, 1990 16:18 32 years ago | 4.4 186 km | Yamgān, 75 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 29, 1990 13:01 32 years ago | 4.8 207 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 83 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 13, 1990 13:35 32 years ago | 4.2 80 km | Yamgān, 89 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 11, 1990 23:14 32 years ago | 4.2 72 km | Wurduj, 68 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 30, 1990 01:32 32 years ago | 3.9 33 km | Wākhān, Afghanistan, 11 km NE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Sep 14, 1990 21:02 32 years ago | 4.3 33 km | Warsaj, 62 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 14, 1990 17:59 32 years ago | 3.9 74 km | 10.4 km NW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 10, 1990 03:05 32 years ago | 4.3 33 km | Tashkān, 47 km SW of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 9, 1990 09:24 32 years ago | 4.0 219 km | Yamgān, 90 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 9, 1990 08:37 32 years ago | 4.6 190 km | Ishkāshim, 82 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 3, 1990 02:40 32 years ago | 5.3 202 km | Yamgān, 79 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 29, 1990 03:53 32 years ago | 4.5 100 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 89 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 6, 1990 14:26 32 years ago | 4.2 33 km | Wurduj, 49 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 31, 1990 02:52 32 years ago | 4.3 228 km | Wurduj, 83 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 17, 1990 10:21 32 years ago | 4.2 196 km | Yamgān, 70 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
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