Weak mag. 3.9 earthquake - Badakhshan, Afghanistan, 12 km southwest of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan, on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 4:22 am (GMT +4:30) -
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Weak magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 130 km depth
14 May 00:14 UTC: First to report: NCS after 21 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 4:22 am (GMT +4:30)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 130.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.63°N / 71.54°E

Antipode: 36.63°S / 108.46°W
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) S of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) SSW of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) ESE of Jurm (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) WSW of Khandūd (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) S of Khorugh (Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) ESE of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) NE of Bāzārak (Panjshir) (pop: 65,000) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) NE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
6°C (43 F), humidity: 42%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from S
Primary data source: NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Broken Clouds

Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.9 | 130 km | Afghanistan | NCS |
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