Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Yamgān, 78 km southeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Monday, April 5, 2004 at 21:24 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 187 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 187.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.512°N / 71.029°E
(Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Antipode: 36.512°S / 108.971°W
Nearby towns and cities:
43 km (27 mi) SSE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) WSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) SSE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) E of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
300 km (186 mi) SE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (218 mi) E of Mazar-i-Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) NNW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.6 | 187 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (90 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Sep 26, 2004 19:37 18 years ago | 3.9 172 km | Jurm, 74 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 26, 2004 17:38 18 years ago | 4.3 134 km | Zebak, 68 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 26, 2004 02:37 18 years ago | 4.1 197 km | Yamgān, 90 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 24, 2004 21:41 18 years ago | 4.0 160 km | Zebak, 67 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 22, 2004 19:23 18 years ago | 4.2 4.4 km | Wurduj, 49 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 22, 2004 18:34 18 years ago | 4.0 199 km | Wurduj, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 20, 2004 15:44 18 years ago | 3.9 248 km | Zebak, 14 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 16, 2004 00:48 18 years ago | 4.0 131 km | 46 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Sep 11, 2004 15:30 18 years ago | 4.0 102 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 69 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 9, 2004 17:14 18 years ago | 3.8 76 km | Zebak, 18 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 6, 2004 23:13 18 years ago | 4.4 136 km | Yamgān, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 5, 2004 21:10 18 years ago | 3.9 252 km | Zebak, 16 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 5, 2004 21:01 18 years ago | 4.3 215 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 68 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 5, 2004 07:38 18 years ago | 4.5 108 km | 33 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Sep 4, 2004 07:52 18 years ago | 3.9 11 km | Rustāq, 23 km SE of Rustāq, Rustaq, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 4, 2004 02:52 18 years ago | 4.1 125 km | Zebak, 28 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 27, 2004 09:18 18 years ago | 3.8 198 km | Yamgān, 91 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 25, 2004 17:54 18 years ago | 3.6 110 km | Wurduj, 79 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 25, 2004 09:51 18 years ago | 3.4 61 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 219 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 22, 2004 18:13 18 years ago | 4.2 231 km | Wurduj, 77 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 21, 2004 04:50 18 years ago | 4.0 171 km | Yamgān, 94 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 20, 2004 11:25 18 years ago | 4.4 123 km | Yamgān, 81 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 18, 2004 19:14 18 years ago | 4.0 151 km | Yamgān, 93 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 17, 2004 12:10 18 years ago | 3.9 69 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 67 km SW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Aug 16, 2004 14:07 18 years ago | 3.7 61 km | Bargi Matal, Nuristan, 244 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 14, 2004 00:37 18 years ago | 4.0 112 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 38 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Aug 10, 2004 01:47 18 years ago | 6.0 207 km | Yamgān, 77 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 10, 2004 00:04 18 years ago | 3.8 200 km | Kōhistān, 31 km NE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 7, 2004 04:27 18 years ago | 4.1 154 km | 69 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Aug 1, 2004 21:59 18 years ago | 3.7 124 km | Zebak, 116 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 31, 2004 13:30 18 years ago | 4.5 107 km | 34 km N of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Jul 31, 2004 10:29 18 years ago | 3.5 40 km | Zebak, 23 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 30, 2004 23:19 18 years ago | 3.6 25 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 181 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 30, 2004 10:52 18 years ago | 3.5 183 km | Zebak, 105 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 30, 2004 07:09 18 years ago | 4.0 128 km | Shuhadā, 61 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 25, 2004 17:24 18 years ago | 4.0 84 km | Zebak, 46 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 23, 2004 15:19 18 years ago | 3.9 123 km | Ishkāshim, 72 km E of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 23, 2004 08:11 18 years ago | 4.3 95 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 97 km NW of Āsmār, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 20, 2004 07:03 18 years ago | 3.5 181 km | 32 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Jul 17, 2004 04:23 18 years ago | 4.3 209 km | Yamgān, 78 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 16, 2004 12:13 18 years ago | 4.1 60 km | Kōhistān, 40 km N of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 15, 2004 08:18 18 years ago | 5.4 48 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 115 km NE of Bāzārak, Panjshir, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 14, 2004 00:18 18 years ago | 4.1 124 km | 23 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| Jul 13, 2004 21:29 18 years ago | 3.8 54 km | Zebak, 15 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 11, 2004 17:30 18 years ago | 4.0 52 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 208 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 10, 2004 14:49 18 years ago | 4.3 190 km | Yamgān, 80 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 8, 2004 18:50 18 years ago | 4.2 10 km | Guz̄argāh-e Nūr, Baghlan, 56 km S of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 4, 2004 07:34 18 years ago | 4.4 122 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 243 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 28, 2004 13:33 18 years ago | 3.7 197 km | 6.1 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 26, 2004 19:23 18 years ago | 4.7 160 km | Jurm, 79 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 20, 2004 22:04 18 years ago | 4.3 80 km | Zebak, 23 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 20, 2004 11:50 18 years ago | 4.5 214 km | Tagāb, 60 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 19, 2004 11:08 18 years ago | 3.4 263 km | Wurduj, 71 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 13, 2004 19:03 18 years ago | 4.5 91 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 97 km NW of Āsmār, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 11, 2004 15:24 18 years ago | 4.0 128 km | Zebak, 99 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 10, 2004 22:20 18 years ago | 4.2 117 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 67 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Jun 9, 2004 23:12 18 years ago | 4.0 135 km | 6.3 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 8, 2004 19:03 18 years ago | 4.0 261 km | Tagāb, 68 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 2, 2004 21:34 18 years ago | 3.9 215 km | Tagāb, 65 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 30, 2004 22:15 18 years ago | 3.7 74 km | Wurduj, 75 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 27, 2004 20:37 18 years ago | 4.4 108 km | Zebak, 24 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 22, 2004 20:46 18 years ago | 4.0 257 km | Wurduj, 60 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 20, 2004 04:35 18 years ago | 4.2 123 km | Zebak, 27 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 19, 2004 07:51 18 years ago | 4.1 25 km | Yaftal-e Sufla, 19 km N of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 19, 2004 04:07 18 years ago | 4.5 146 km | Zebak, 93 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 18, 2004 03:52 18 years ago | 4.0 30 km | Jurm, 44 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 18, 2004 03:10 18 years ago | 4.5 160 km | 10.2 km NW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 16, 2004 22:06 18 years ago | 5.1 118 km | Chitrāl, 112 km N of Dīr, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | More |
| May 14, 2004 22:11 18 years ago | 4.6 10 km | 41 km NE of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | More |
| May 14, 2004 04:18 18 years ago | 4.8 117 km | Zebak, 40 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 2004 08:31 18 years ago | 4.4 66 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 244 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan | More |
| May 11, 2004 16:09 18 years ago | 3.8 78 km | Zebak, 94 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 10, 2004 03:09 18 years ago | 4.0 48 km | Zebak, 64 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 8, 2004 22:05 18 years ago | 3.9 160 km | Chitrāl, 88 km NW of Thal, Dīr District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | More |
| May 7, 2004 06:52 18 years ago | 5.2 123 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 70 km SW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Apr 30, 2004 20:31 18 years ago | 4.4 217 km | Wurduj, 79 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 30, 2004 14:11 18 years ago | 4.9 79 km | Shighnan, 76 km NE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 28, 2004 10:38 18 years ago | 4.3 189 km | Yamgān, 76 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 25, 2004 14:28 18 years ago | 3.7 79 km | Zebak, 101 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 24, 2004 17:10 18 years ago | 3.9 190 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 100 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 2004 03:07 18 years ago | 4.7 190 km | Yamgān, 81 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 21, 2004 20:36 18 years ago | 4.1 102 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 66 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Apr 21, 2004 03:45 18 years ago | 4.3 205 km | 2.2 km E of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 17, 2004 00:37 18 years ago | 4.2 160 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 57 km E of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Apr 16, 2004 18:19 18 years ago | 3.8 190 km | Yamgān, 65 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 16, 2004 01:37 18 years ago | 4.2 187 km | Yamgān, 76 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 14, 2004 14:13 18 years ago | 4.7 222 km | Wurduj, 78 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 13, 2004 19:05 18 years ago | 4.2 121 km | 5.9 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 10, 2004 22:41 18 years ago | 4.7 79 km | Zebak, 38 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 10, 2004 17:12 18 years ago | 4.4 94 km | 2.2 km E of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
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