Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Monday, 5 April 2004 at 21:24 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 187 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 187.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.512°N / 71.029°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
43 km (27 mi) SSE of Jurm (Badakhshan) (pop: 12,100)
49 km (30 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim, Badakhshan) (pop: 12,100)
78 km (49 mi) SSE of Fayzabad (Badakhshan) (pop: 44,400)
127 km (79 mi) ESE of Rustāq (Rustaq, Takhar) (pop: 25,600)
136 km (84 mi) E of Taloqan (Taluqan, Takhar) (pop: 64,300)
172 km (107 mi) E of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500)
277 km (172 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
630 km (392 mi) NNW of Lahore (Punjab, Pakistan) (pop: 6,310,900)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.6 | 187 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, 5 April 21:24 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 10 Aug 2004 01:47 UTC| M 6.0 |207 km (128.6 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, 10 August 2004 at 01:47 (GMT)
- 15 Jul 2004 08:18 UTC| M 5.4 |47.5 km (29.5 mi) depth|82 km (51 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 May 2004 22:06 UTC| M 5.1 |118.3 km (73.5 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 May 2004 06:52 UTC| M 5.2 |123.2 km (76.6 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Monday, 5 April 2004 at 21:24 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
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