Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Zebak, 20 km southwest of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Sunday, 19 December 1993 at 17:53 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 33 km depth
Date & time: 19 Dec 1993 17:53:13 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.532°N / 71.421°E

Nearby towns and cities:
20 km (12 mi) SSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) NNE of Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (188 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) SE of Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
346 km (215 mi) NNW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.2 | 33 km | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | USGS |
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