Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Monday, 9 August 1993 at 11:38 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 204 km depth
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 204.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.436°N / 70.711°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
49 km (30 mi) SSW of Jurm (pop: 12,100)
77 km (48 mi) S of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400)
78 km (48 mi) E of Farkhār (Farkhar) (pop: 10,500)
78 km (49 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100)
110 km (68 mi) SE of Rustāq (Rustaq) (pop: 25,600)
110 km (69 mi) ESE of Taloqan (pop: 64,300)
254 km (158 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
323 km (201 mi) E of Mazari Sharif (pop: 303,300)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | 204 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, 9 August 11:38 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 28 Nov 1993 20:59 UTC| M 5.1 |107.5 km (66.8 mi) depth|54 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Sep 1993 05:02 UTC| M 6.3 |112.6 km (70 mi) depth|79 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 18 September 1993 at 05:02 (GMT)
- 04 Sep 1993 11:38 UTC| M 6.0 |194.5 km (120.9 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 4 September 1993 at 11:38 (GMT)
- 09 Aug 1993 12:42 UTC| M 7.0 |214.5 km (133.3 mi) depth|15 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude. 7.0 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Monday, 9 August 1993 at 12:42 (GMT)
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Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Monday, 9 August 1993 at 11:38 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
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