Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Zebak, 3.4 km south of Rubāţ-e Chihil Tan (Wurduj), Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 9:57 pm (GMT +4:30) -
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 211 km depth
26 Nov 17:35 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
26 Nov 17:44: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 210.0 to 211.0 km (from 130 to 131 mi).
26 Nov 17:44: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 210.0 to 211.0 km (from 130 to 131 mi).
Update Thu, 26 Nov 2020, 17:39
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Fayzabad, Afghanistan
4.8 quake 26 Nov 9:57 pm (GMT +4:30)
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Thursday 26 November 2020 at 9.27 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 210 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) located 27 km from the epicenter, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 50 km away, Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 86 km away, and Khandūd (pop. 5,500) 103 km away.
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The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) located 27 km from the epicenter, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 50 km away, Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 86 km away, and Khandūd (pop. 5,500) 103 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 9:57 pm (GMT +4:30)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 211.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.57°N / 71.25°E
(Wurduj, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (18 mi) WSW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) WSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) SE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) SE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (87 mi) ESE of Rustāq (Rustaq, Takhar) (pop: 25,600) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) E of Khanabad (Kunduz) (pop: 71,500) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) E of Kunduz (pop: 161,900) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) NNE of Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
-9.6°C (15 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SE
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Overcast Clouds
-9.6°C (15 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SEEstimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 211 km | - 31 km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan | GFZ |
| M 4.6 | 212 km | HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN | EMSC |
| M 4.4 | 224 km | 31 Km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan | USGS |
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Zebak, 3.4 km south of Rubāţ-e Chihil Tan (Wurduj), Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 9:57 pm (GMT +4:30)
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