Magnitude 6.5 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - usgnay
2005 December 12 21:47:46 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 21:47:46 (UTC) on Monday, December 12, 2005. The magnitude 6.5 event has been located in the HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 36.332°N, 71.130°E |
| Depth | 225.4 km (140.1 miles) set by location program |
| Region | HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN |
| Distances | 95 km (60 miles) NW of Chitral, Pakistan 95 km (60 miles) SSE of Feyzabad, Afghanistan 135 km (85 miles) SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan 350 km (220 miles) NNW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=138, Nph=138, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usgnay |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
