Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Yamgān, 84 km southeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Friday, February 20, 1998 at 12:18 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 236 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 235.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.479°N / 71.086°E
(Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 36.479°S / 108.914°W
Nearby towns and cities:
46 km (29 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SSE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) WSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SSE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (110 mi) E of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
306 km (190 mi) SE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
355 km (220 mi) NNW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
356 km (221 mi) E of Mazar-i-Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> 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 | 236 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
User reports for this quake
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (64 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Aug 16, 1998 23:12 24 years ago | 3.9 100 km | Zebak, 16 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 13, 1998 10:26 24 years ago | 4.1 227 km | Zebak, 98 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 10, 1998 02:31 24 years ago | 3.5 168 km | Chitrāl, 81 km N of Thal, Dīr District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | More |
| Aug 8, 1998 18:06 24 years ago | 4.5 128 km | Zebak, 43 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 6, 1998 22:44 24 years ago | 3.8 143 km | Yamgān, 82 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 6, 1998 07:56 24 years ago | 4.1 100 km | Ishkāshim, 80 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 5, 1998 08:57 24 years ago | 4.0 150 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 248 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 3, 1998 17:56 24 years ago | 3.8 235 km | Wurduj, 75 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 2, 1998 03:03 24 years ago | 4.6 100 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 195 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 24, 1998 17:25 24 years ago | 3.5 199 km | Jurm, 75 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 20, 1998 12:05 24 years ago | 4.1 227 km | Tagāb, 82 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 17, 1998 09:24 24 years ago | 4.3 203 km | Zebak, 97 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 16, 1998 19:36 24 years ago | 3.7 273 km | Yamgān, 62 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 15, 1998 17:17 24 years ago | 3.7 200 km | Yamgān, 80 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 12, 1998 02:30 24 years ago | 3.8 107 km | 3.2 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 6, 1998 16:07 24 years ago | 3.8 242 km | Warsaj, 76 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 30, 1998 03:37 24 years ago | 4.7 201 km | Yamgān, 77 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 29, 1998 09:17 24 years ago | 3.2 200 km | Farkhār, Takhar, 85 km E of Khanabad, Khan Abad, Kunduz, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 26, 1998 02:55 24 years ago | 4.0 33 km | Yamgān, 64 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 22, 1998 15:32 24 years ago | 3.3 206 km | Yamgān, 77 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 18, 1998 06:49 24 years ago | 4.3 150 km | Yamgān, 83 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 7, 1998 08:56 24 years ago | 4.4 33 km | Argō, 22 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 2, 1998 18:34 24 years ago | 4.6 33 km | Zebak, 12 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 30, 1998 08:16 24 years ago | 3.7 33 km | Argō, 11 km W of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 30, 1998 01:58 24 years ago | 4.1 200 km | Yamgān, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 23, 1998 21:10 24 years ago | 4.0 250 km | Yamgān, 92 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 18, 1998 20:49 24 years ago | 3.6 190 km | Yamgān, 72 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 14, 1998 03:29 24 years ago | 3.9 179 km | Yamgān, 95 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 11, 1998 09:39 24 years ago | 3.8 200 km | Yamgān, 68 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 9, 1998 13:25 24 years ago | 3.7 100 km | 31 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| May 8, 1998 09:02 24 years ago | 3.5 200 km | Zebak, 80 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 4, 1998 22:30 24 years ago | 3.5 259 km | Zebak, 40 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 28, 1998 07:38 24 years ago | 4.2 114 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 56 km SW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Apr 26, 1998 06:21 24 years ago | 4.1 250 km | Tagāb, 72 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 26, 1998 01:43 24 years ago | 3.6 300 km | Tagāb, 80 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 1998 21:03 24 years ago | 4.8 127 km | Zebak, 67 km SE of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 1998 14:12 24 years ago | 3.4 214 km | Zebak, 90 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 17, 1998 02:00 24 years ago | 3.5 150 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 99 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 16, 1998 03:20 24 years ago | 3.6 214 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 70 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 13, 1998 00:35 24 years ago | 3.5 176 km | Yamgān, 80 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 11, 1998 13:34 24 years ago | 3.1 206 km | Yamgān, 78 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 10, 1998 22:13 24 years ago | 3.1 182 km | Warsaj, 92 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 31, 1998 16:09 24 years ago | 4.4 128 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 241 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 28, 1998 04:13 24 years ago | 3.9 100 km | 21 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Mar 26, 1998 14:34 24 years ago | 3.8 104 km | Ishkāshim, 66 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 25, 1998 15:12 24 years ago | 4.2 108 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 205 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 23, 1998 15:31 24 years ago | 4.0 227 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 72 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 22, 1998 13:14 24 years ago | 3.6 200 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 74 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 21, 1998 18:22 24 years ago | 5.9 228 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 95 km E of Khanabad, Khan Abad, Kunduz, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 18, 1998 11:53 24 years ago | 4.1 111 km | Chitrāl, 113 km NW of Dīr, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | More |
| Mar 16, 1998 16:46 24 years ago | 4.1 232 km | Warsaj, 77 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 16, 1998 04:31 24 years ago | 3.5 269 km | Zebak, 97 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 14, 1998 11:44 24 years ago | 3.7 150 km | Yamgān, 86 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 12, 1998 14:16 24 years ago | 3.9 217 km | Yamgān, 66 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 9, 1998 23:21 24 years ago | 4.6 239 km | Yamgān, 80 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 9, 1998 06:38 24 years ago | 3.7 119 km | Zebak, 98 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 8, 1998 14:54 24 years ago | 3.3 100 km | Zebak, 95 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 2, 1998 05:13 24 years ago | 3.0 236 km | Yamgān, 74 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Mar 1, 1998 17:29 24 years ago | 4.6 200 km | Yamgān, 76 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 27, 1998 23:27 24 years ago | 4.5 116 km | 25 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Feb 26, 1998 18:25 24 years ago | 3.4 200 km | Tagāb, 62 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 24, 1998 13:43 24 years ago | 3.5 145 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 162 km E of Khanabad, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 24, 1998 11:51 24 years ago | 3.6 150 km | Yamgān, 98 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Feb 22, 1998 18:05 24 years ago | 4.3 203 km | Yamgān, 79 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
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