Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kuran Wa Munjan, 98 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 17, 2000 at 22:53 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 141 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 141.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.283°N / 70.924°E
(Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 36.283°S / 109.076°W
Nearby towns and cities:
65 km (41 mi) S of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) SW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) ESE of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
252 km (156 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
314 km (195 mi) SE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) NW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) E of Mazar-i-Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> 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 | 141 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (43 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jan 10, 2001 23:40 21 years ago | 4.0 107 km | Zebak, 88 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 30, 2000 22:51 21 years ago | 4.6 123 km | Zebak, 96 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 27, 2000 16:44 21 years ago | 4.0 224 km | Zebak, 89 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 27, 2000 05:22 21 years ago | 4.2 91 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 204 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 24, 2000 12:33 21 years ago | 3.0 185 km | 3 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 22, 2000 17:52 21 years ago | 4.2 149 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 52 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Dec 20, 2000 15:49 21 years ago | 3.6 177 km | Wurduj, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 20, 2000 13:22 21 years ago | 5.0 85 km | Wurduj, 50 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 18, 2000 08:48 21 years ago | 4.0 33 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 56 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Dec 15, 2000 00:21 21 years ago | 3.7 272 km | Wurduj, 77 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 10, 2000 16:23 21 years ago | 3.9 125 km | Zebak, 22 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 7, 2000 12:13 21 years ago | 4.2 187 km | 8.8 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 3, 2000 08:26 21 years ago | 3.8 262 km | Zebak, 39 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Dec 3, 2000 03:35 21 years ago | 4.1 233 km | Zebak, 95 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 27, 2000 00:10 21 years ago | 4.1 191 km | 2.9 km NW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 23, 2000 02:44 21 years ago | 4.3 200 km | Farkhār, 68 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 17, 2000 02:42 22 years ago | 4.4 75 km | Yamgān, Badakhshan, 230 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Nov 6, 2000 13:49 22 years ago | 3.7 300 km | Yamgān, 66 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, 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 | Yamgān, 89 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, 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 25, 2000 19:13 22 years ago | 3.9 195 km | Zebak, 16 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, 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 |
| Aug 2, 2000 17:09 22 years ago | 4.2 113 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 35 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | 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 |
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