Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Jurm, 48 km south of Fayzabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 10:02 pm (GMT +4:30) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 242 km depth
17 Feb 18:41 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 1 hour and 8 minutes.
Date & time: 17 Feb 2021 17:32:35 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 10:02 pm (GMT +4:30)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 242.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.71°N / 70.75°E
(Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) SSW of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SSE of Fayzabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) W of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) W of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) ESE of Rustāq (Rustaq, Takhar) (pop: 25,600) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhar) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) SE of Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
324 km (202 mi) E of Mazari Sharif (Balkh) (pop: 303,300) --> See nearby quakes!
392 km (244 mi) NNW of Islamabad (Pakistan) (pop: 601,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.1 | 242 km | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | GFZ |
| 4.1 | 241 km | HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN | EMSC |
| 4.1 | 243 km | 23 Km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | USGS |
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