Terremoto leve mag. 4.7 - 55 km ESE of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, miércoles, 18 may 2022 12:16 (GMT +4:30) -
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Terremoto leve magnitud 4.7 a 100 km de profundidad
18 May 07:58 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 11 minutos.
18 May 08:00: Magnitud recalculada de 4.7 a 4.9. Profundidad recalculada de 91.0 a 80.0 km (de 57 a 50 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 7.1 km (4.4 mi) al SO.
18 May 08:16: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS
18 May 08:00: Magnitud recalculada de 4.7 a 4.9. Profundidad recalculada de 91.0 a 80.0 km (de 57 a 50 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 7.1 km (4.4 mi) al SO.
18 May 08:16: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS
Update Wed, 18 May 2022, 08:06
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan4.9 quake 18 May 12:16 pm (GMT +4:30)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, at 11:46 am local time near Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 80 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.9, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) located 28 km from the epicenter, Ishqoshim (pop. 26,000) 33 km away, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 38 km away, and Faizabad (pop. 44,400) 69 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Khandūd (pop. 5,500) located 95 km from the epicenter.
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.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 80 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.9, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) located 28 km from the epicenter, Ishqoshim (pop. 26,000) 33 km away, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 38 km away, and Faizabad (pop. 44,400) 69 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Khandūd (pop. 5,500) located 95 km from the epicenter.
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
Detalles del terremoto
| Fecha y hora | 18 May 2022 07:46:57 UTC - |
| Hora local en el epicentro | miércoles, 18 may 2022 12:16 (GMT +4:30) |
| Status | Confirmado |
| Magnitud | 4.7 |
| Prof. | 99.6 km |
| Epicentro latitud / longitud | 36.9558°N / 71.1695°E  (Wurduj, Badakhshan, Afganistán) |
| Antipode | 36.956°S / 108.831°W |
| Intensidad del temblor | Temblor débil cerca del epicentro |
| Sentido | 0 informes |
| Fuente primaria de datos | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Lugares cercanos | 31 km al ENE de Jurm (pop: 12,100) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 44 km al NO de Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 47 km al ONO de Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tayikistán) (pop: 26,000) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 55 km al ESE de Faizabad (pop: 44,400) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 148 km al E de Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 274 km al SE de Dushanbe (Tayikistán) (pop: 679,400) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 289 km al NNE de Jalalabad (Nangarhar) (pop: 200,300) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos 325 km al NNE de Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos |
| Tiempo en el epicentro en el momento del sismo | Broken Clouds  11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 27%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from W |
| Energía sísmica estimada liberada | 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 MWh, equivalente a 169 toneladas de TNT) | about seismic energy |
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.
| Revista | Prof. | Ubicación | Fuente |
| 4.7 | 100 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | USGS |
| 4.7 | 81 km | HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN | EMSC |
| 4.7 | 100 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | RaspberryShake |
| 5.0 | 150 km | Afghanistan | NCS |
| 4.9 | 80 km | 31 Km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan | GFZ |
| 5.0 | 69 km | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | GeoAu |
| 5.1 | 10 km | AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION | KNDC |
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