Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 127 km northeast of Bāzārak, Afghanistan, on Friday, May 12, 2000 at 23:10 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 108 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 107.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.975°N / 70.657°E
(Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 35.975°S / 109.343°W
Nearby towns and cities:
66 km (41 mi) NNW of Pārūn (Wama, Nuristan) (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) NE of Bāzārak (Panjshir) (pop: 65,000) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) S of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) NNW of Assad-Abad (Kunar) (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (82 mi) SE of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) ESE of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) N of Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) E of Baghlan (Wilāyat-e Baghlān) (pop: 108,400) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) ESE of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.3 | 108 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (53 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Nov 6, 2000 13:49 22 years ago | 3.7 300 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 1, 2000 17:28 22 years ago | 4.8 33 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 72 km SW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Oct 28, 2000 04:38 22 years ago | 4.6 81 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 92 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 22, 2000 19:00 22 years ago | 4.3 210 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 78 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 16, 2000 01:11 22 years ago | 4.2 200 km | Yamgān, 87 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 14, 2000 17:47 22 years ago | 4.2 33 km | Warsaj, 70 km SE of Farkhār, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 14, 2000 13:51 22 years ago | 4.9 93 km | Zebak, 75 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Oct 8, 2000 14:51 22 years ago | 3.9 33 km | Yamgān, Badakhshan, 95 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 27, 2000 14:06 22 years ago | 4.3 200 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 90 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 19, 2000 08:24 22 years ago | 4.7 206 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 89 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 10, 2000 09:40 22 years ago | 4.5 200 km | Yamgān, 71 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 8, 2000 03:36 22 years ago | 4.7 140 km | Warsaj, Takhar, 203 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 7, 2000 22:14 22 years ago | 3.9 207 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 30, 2000 10:06 22 years ago | 4.3 115 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 213 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 29, 2000 02:17 22 years ago | 4.2 205 km | Warsaj, 77 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 28, 2000 11:32 22 years ago | 4.7 215 km | Yamgān, 67 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 18, 2000 20:11 22 years ago | 4.2 125 km | Warsaj, Takhar, 82 km NE of Bāzārak, Panjshir, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 18, 2000 07:04 22 years ago | 3.8 33 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 191 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 17, 2000 07:32 22 years ago | 4.5 211 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 98 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 16, 2000 23:31 22 years ago | 4.2 125 km | Warsaj, 91 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 10, 2000 11:28 22 years ago | 4.4 33 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 207 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 10, 2000 00:28 22 years ago | 4.4 210 km | Jurm, 75 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 28, 2000 05:22 22 years ago | 5.4 225 km | Yamgān, 76 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 24, 2000 19:04 22 years ago | 4.5 99 km | Zebak, 61 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 24, 2000 03:48 22 years ago | 3.9 227 km | Zebak, 96 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 18, 2000 04:31 22 years ago | 3.5 33 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 17, 2000 22:53 22 years ago | 6.3 141 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 98 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 11, 2000 14:59 22 years ago | 3.8 33 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 143 km SE of Khanabad, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 9, 2000 12:51 22 years ago | 3.3 263 km | Zebak, Badakhshan, 275 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 7, 2000 19:27 22 years ago | 3.2 228 km | Yamgān, 89 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 6, 2000 11:38 22 years ago | 4.4 232 km | Yamgān, Badakhshan, 96 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 5, 2000 19:57 22 years ago | 4.3 153 km | Zebak, 67 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 4, 2000 00:04 22 years ago | 4.3 120 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 241 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 3, 2000 21:58 22 years ago | 4.2 33 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 242 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 29, 2000 14:45 22 years ago | 4.5 143 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 238 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 21, 2000 21:03 22 years ago | 4.1 137 km | Yamgān, Badakhshan, 224 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 21, 2000 00:48 22 years ago | 4.7 93 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 17, 2000 05:49 22 years ago | 4.0 233 km | Wurduj, 86 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 12, 2000 00:26 22 years ago | 4.4 220 km | Yamgān, 70 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 11, 2000 22:56 22 years ago | 4.4 218 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 60 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 9, 2000 10:57 22 years ago | 3.8 164 km | Warsaj, 58 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 4, 2000 11:47 22 years ago | 3.6 250 km | Farkhār, 68 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| May 31, 2000 07:18 22 years ago | 4.0 210 km | Yamgān, 81 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 30, 2000 03:13 22 years ago | 4.5 212 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| May 28, 2000 01:12 22 years ago | 3.7 33 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| May 21, 2000 23:30 22 years ago | 4.2 100 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 202 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| May 21, 2000 23:17 22 years ago | 4.4 98 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 206 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| May 18, 2000 16:05 22 years ago | 4.2 105 km | Zebak, 38 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 16, 2000 03:28 22 years ago | 4.4 226 km | Yamgān, 68 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 2000 22:06 22 years ago | 4.4 102 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 2000 19:03 22 years ago | 4.6 104 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 220 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 2000 04:21 22 years ago | 4.4 88 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 203 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 2000 01:34 22 years ago | 4.0 109 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 213 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
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