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Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake - 2.3 km south of Novobod, Rasht, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023 at 3:25 pm (GMT +5) -

Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

7 Feb 11:42 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 16 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Feb 7, 2023 10:25:39 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023 at 3:25 pm (GMT +5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.4
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.99°N / 70.15°E (Republican Subordination, Tajikistan)
Antipode	38.99°S / 109.85°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) S of Novobod (Rasht) (pop: 5,350) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Rasht (pop: 10,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) NE of Roghun (Nurobod) (pop: 7,730) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) NE of Obigarm (Roghun) (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NE of Norak (Khatlon) (pop: 18,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) N of Leningrad (Muminobod, Khatlon) (pop: 12,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 110 km (68 mi) ENE of Vahdat (pop: 45,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 129 km (80 mi) ENE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe) (pop: 679,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10⁸ joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.4	10 km	AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION	KNDC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Batken, Kyrgyzstan (BTK/KR network) | Distance from quake: 132 km / 82 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Batken, Kyrgyzstan: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

There are no user reports for this quake.

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