Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 3 January 2009 at 20:23 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 205 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 204.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.419°N / 70.743°E
(Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) WSW of Sar Āb (Badakhshan)
50 km (31 mi) S of Jurm (Badakhshan) (pop: 12,100)
76 km (48 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim, Badakhshan) (pop: 12,100)
79 km (49 mi) S of Fayzabad (Badakhshan) (pop: 44,400)
81 km (50 mi) E of Farkhār (Farkhar, Takhar) (pop: 10,500)
114 km (71 mi) ESE of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300)
254 km (158 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500)
378 km (235 mi) NW of Rawalpindi (Punjab, Pakistan) (pop: 1,743,100)
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 | 205 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, 3 January 20:23 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 20 Jan 2009 09:26 UTC| M 5.2 |91.5 km (56.9 mi) depth|95 km (59 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 2009 23:12 UTC| M 5.7 |186.7 km (116 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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