Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, 3 April 2007 at 03:35 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 222 km depth
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 222.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.451°N / 70.688°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
48 km (30 mi) SSW of Jurm (pop: 12,100)
75 km (46 mi) S of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400)
75 km (47 mi) E of Farkhār (Farkhar) (pop: 10,500)
80 km (50 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100)
107 km (67 mi) SE of Rustāq (Rustaq) (pop: 25,600)
108 km (67 mi) ESE of Taloqan (pop: 64,300)
254 km (158 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
321 km (199 mi) E of Mazari Sharif (pop: 303,300)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 222 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, 3 April 03:35 UTC
More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 25 Jul 2007 06:21 UTC| M 5.0 |125.5 km (78 mi) depth|51 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Apr 2007 01:11 UTC| M 5.0 |203.9 km (126.7 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, 3 April 2007 at 03:35 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
More on VolcanoDiscovery
Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i: Kilauea is the most active volcano on earth, in constant eruption since 1983!
VolcanoDiscovery tours: A selection of our most popular trips, which we have been offering and improving over many years now: Stromboli & Etna, Santorini, Java, Ethiopia, Nyiragongo and more. Have a look!
Tours to active volcanoes: Watching a volcanic eruption is one of the most impressive natural displays. We have a wide selection of tours to active volcanoes worldwide at different activity and difficulty levels.
Volcano Calendar 2013: Our first printed volcano calendar, featuring a paroxysm of Etna, a vulcanian explosion of Krakatau, and much more!
