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Magnitude 5.9 Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region
1998 February 04 14:33:21 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time 1998 02 04 14:33:21 UTC
Location 37.07N 70.08E
Depth 33.0 kilometers
Region Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region
Reference 45 km (25 miles) W of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
100 km (60 miles) SSE of Kulob (Kulyab), Tajikistan
140 km (85 miles) WSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
295 km (185 miles) NNE of KABUL, Afghanistan
Location Quality Error estimate not available
Location Quality
Parameters
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Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Remarks At least 2,323 people killed, 818 injured, 8,094 houses destroyed, 6,725 livestock killed and landslides in the Rostaq area, Afghanistan. Felt (III) at Dushanbe, Tajikistan and (II) at Toshkent, Uzbekistan.

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