Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Yamgān, 75 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 03:35 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 222 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 3, 2007 03:35:07 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.2 |
| Depth | 222.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.451°N / 70.688°E  (Yamgān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan) |
| Antipode | 36.451°S / 109.312°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Jurm (pop: 12,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) S of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) E of Farkhār (Farkhar, Takhar) (pop: 10,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) WSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 254 km (158 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 287 km (178 mi) SE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 321 km (199 mi) E of Mazar-i-Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 372 km (231 mi) NW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.2 | 222 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
User reports for this quake
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (108 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Sep 29, 2007 22:15 15 years ago | 4.1 198 km | Yamgān, 38 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 28, 2007 10:17 15 years ago | 4.2 236 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 55 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 23, 2007 21:53 15 years ago | 4.5 217 km | 35 km SE of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 21, 2007 13:57 15 years ago | 4.6 242 km | Wurduj, 80 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 15, 2007 17:12 15 years ago | 3.9 226 km | Wurduj, 27 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 12, 2007 03:12 15 years ago | 4.2 202 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 10, 2007 16:07 15 years ago | 3.3 64 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 10, 2007 11:51 15 years ago | 4.9 211 km | Tagāb, 62 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 9, 2007 03:31 15 years ago | 4.4 141 km | Yamgān, 87 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 6, 2007 13:03 15 years ago | 4.4 109 km | Zebak, 56 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 4, 2007 06:18 15 years ago | 4.6 90 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 57 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Sep 3, 2007 17:47 15 years ago | 4.8 208 km | Yamgān, 76 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Sep 2, 2007 14:31 15 years ago | 4.3 155 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 31, 2007 04:52 15 years ago | 4.7 269 km | Kishim, Badakhshan, 53 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 30, 2007 15:30 15 years ago | 4.4 93 km | Bargi Matal, Nuristan, 100 km N of Āsmār, Bar Kunaṟ, Kunar, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 30, 2007 00:59 15 years ago | 4.3 119 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 94 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 29, 2007 21:49 15 years ago | 4.5 119 km | Zebak, 51 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 26, 2007 18:03 15 years ago | 3.7 35 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 26, 2007 14:52 15 years ago | 4.7 88 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 67 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Aug 23, 2007 14:00 15 years ago | 4.3 197 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 20, 2007 04:51 15 years ago | 4.6 225 km | Zebak, 26 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 18, 2007 02:02 15 years ago | 3.6 80 km | Yamgān, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 14, 2007 14:35 15 years ago | 4.8 230 km | Jurm, 75 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 12, 2007 22:31 15 years ago | 4.2 201 km | Tagāb, 77 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 10, 2007 00:28 15 years ago | 4.5 103 km | Zebak, 30 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 8, 2007 01:07 15 years ago | 3.7 109 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 116 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 7, 2007 20:32 15 years ago | 4.2 213 km | Yamgān, 86 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 5, 2007 04:54 15 years ago | 3.8 223 km | Yamgān, 45 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 4, 2007 07:53 15 years ago | 4.0 230 km | Wurduj, 24 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 1, 2007 15:34 15 years ago | 4.4 105 km | Zebak, 38 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Aug 1, 2007 01:56 15 years ago | 4.2 187 km | Yamgān, 38 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 31, 2007 05:25 15 years ago | 3.8 148 km | Yamgān, 95 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 31, 2007 02:15 15 years ago | 4.8 109 km | Zebak, 46 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 30, 2007 12:03 15 years ago | 4.0 91 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 30, 2007 05:30 15 years ago | 4.3 148 km | Yamgān, 44 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 25, 2007 06:21 15 years ago | 5.0 126 km | Warsaj, 71 km SE of Farkhār, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 24, 2007 04:24 15 years ago | 4.5 139 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 24, 2007 04:09 15 years ago | 3.9 211 km | Yamgān, 39 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 19, 2007 18:49 15 years ago | 4.8 104 km | Zebak, 38 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 18, 2007 10:06 15 years ago | 4.2 211 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 69 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 15, 2007 12:24 15 years ago | 4.7 213 km | Yamgān, 72 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 13, 2007 16:57 15 years ago | 3.6 97 km | Zebak, 46 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 12, 2007 21:28 15 years ago | 4.1 144 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 110 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 12, 2007 17:31 15 years ago | 4.2 205 km | Zebak, 40 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 11, 2007 14:43 15 years ago | 4.7 215 km | Yamgān, 81 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 11, 2007 10:00 15 years ago | 4.3 112 km | Farkhār, 69 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 10, 2007 22:40 15 years ago | 4.1 105 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 65 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Jul 10, 2007 14:29 15 years ago | 4.3 224 km | Farkhār, 63 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 8, 2007 16:43 15 years ago | 3.5 201 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 6, 2007 23:03 15 years ago | 4.4 197 km | Yamgān, 82 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 6, 2007 03:37 15 years ago | 4.3 112 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 43 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Jul 5, 2007 10:33 15 years ago | 4.1 102 km | Zebak, 36 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jul 3, 2007 22:20 15 years ago | 4.0 185 km | Yamgān, 41 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 29, 2007 22:33 15 years ago | 4.4 241 km | Wurduj, 25 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 27, 2007 00:45 15 years ago | 4.0 212 km | Yamgān, 52 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 26, 2007 16:47 15 years ago | 4.4 204 km | Tagāb, Badakhshan, 76 km E of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 25, 2007 00:55 15 years ago | 4.7 223 km | Wurduj, 74 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 24, 2007 22:55 15 years ago | 4.3 143 km | Warsaj, 99 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 23, 2007 18:19 15 years ago | 4.8 193 km | Yamgān, 78 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 20, 2007 17:34 15 years ago | 4.1 121 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 108 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 18, 2007 16:37 15 years ago | 4.4 223 km | Tagāb, 62 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 16, 2007 16:27 15 years ago | 4.0 139 km | Warsaj, 77 km SE of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 14, 2007 20:28 15 years ago | 4.6 105 km | Yamgān, 73 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 14, 2007 04:41 15 years ago | 4.1 123 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, 59 km N of Pārūn, Nuristan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 12, 2007 01:24 15 years ago | 4.6 185 km | Zebak, 15 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 11, 2007 17:56 15 years ago | 4.6 110 km | Zebak, 37 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 10, 2007 23:04 15 years ago | 4.1 94 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 10, 2007 10:58 15 years ago | 4.2 108 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 61 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Jun 9, 2007 00:57 15 years ago | 4.2 173 km | 8.4 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Jun 5, 2007 01:28 15 years ago | 3.9 171 km | Zebak, 13 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 27, 2007 14:49 15 years ago | 4.4 219 km | Wurduj, 34 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 25, 2007 13:02 15 years ago | 4.4 220 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| May 25, 2007 00:32 15 years ago | 4.3 180 km | Yamgān, 49 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 24, 2007 04:15 15 years ago | 4.1 127 km | Zebak, 65 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 24, 2007 00:51 15 years ago | 4.2 140 km | Zebak, 39 km S of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 21, 2007 14:01 15 years ago | 4.6 104 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 54 km S of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| May 21, 2007 02:21 15 years ago | 4.7 205 km | Wurduj, 85 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 17, 2007 15:13 15 years ago | 4.2 208 km | Wurduj, 38 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 15, 2007 19:28 15 years ago | 4.6 204 km | Yamgān, 78 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 13, 2007 12:16 15 years ago | 4.4 113 km | Zebak, 27 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 12, 2007 05:05 15 years ago | 3.8 101 km | Wurduj, 28 km NW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 10, 2007 09:33 15 years ago | 4.3 187 km | 10.4 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 8, 2007 05:49 15 years ago | 4.5 197 km | Zebak, 24 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 7, 2007 18:40 15 years ago | 4.3 106 km | Yamgān, 49 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 5, 2007 16:10 15 years ago | 4.5 186 km | Zebak, 39 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| May 2, 2007 22:14 15 years ago | 4.0 96 km | Wurduj, 64 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 28, 2007 16:24 15 years ago | 4.0 228 km | Wurduj, 35 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 28, 2007 01:11 15 years ago | 5.0 204 km | Tagāb, 75 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 26, 2007 01:23 15 years ago | 4.3 215 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 24, 2007 07:20 15 years ago | 4.9 48 km | Zebak, 19 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 2007 16:47 15 years ago | 4.2 187 km | Yamgān, 50 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 2007 06:40 15 years ago | 4.0 250 km | Wurduj, 38 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 2007 03:15 15 years ago | 4.3 103 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 108 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 23, 2007 02:31 15 years ago | 4.8 124 km | Kuran Wa Munjan, 78 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 21, 2007 23:52 15 years ago | 4.0 230 km | Wurduj, 38 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 21, 2007 23:33 15 years ago | 4.7 213 km | Yamgān, 78 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 18, 2007 11:10 15 years ago | 3.8 212 km | Chitrāl, Pakistan, 63 km SW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | More |
| Apr 18, 2007 03:44 15 years ago | 3.6 119 km | Zebak, 97 km SE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 17, 2007 13:32 15 years ago | 4.4 189 km | Yamgān, 48 km S of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 17, 2007 10:03 15 years ago | 4.6 182 km | Zebak, 14 km W of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 15, 2007 03:27 15 years ago | 3.7 192 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 14, 2007 12:04 15 years ago | 4.7 184 km | Zebak, 20 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 13, 2007 14:09 15 years ago | 4.5 214 km | Yamgān, 75 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 11, 2007 12:20 15 years ago | 4.5 196 km | Yamgān, 78 km S of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 11, 2007 04:47 15 years ago | 3.9 83 km | Zebak, 51 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 8, 2007 16:15 15 years ago | 3.9 150 km | Zebak, 40 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 8, 2007 10:11 15 years ago | 4.0 207 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | More |
| Apr 7, 2007 21:50 15 years ago | 4.1 106 km | Zebak, 61 km SW of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | More |
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