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Magnitude 6.6 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

2004 April 5 21:24:04 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.6 (Strong)
Date-Time
  • Monday, April 5, 2004 at 21:24:04 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at 1:54:04 AM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 36.527°N, 71.028°E
    Depth 191.4 km (118.9 miles) set by location program
    Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
    Distances 75 km (45 miles) SSE of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
    110 km (70 miles) NW of Chitral, Pakistan
    120 km (75 miles) SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
    280 km (175 miles) NE of KABUL, Afghanistan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=573, Nph=573, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usgxce
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