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Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 27 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 5:35 am (GMT +4:30) -

Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 27 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 5:35 am (GMT +4:30) Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 27 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 5:35 am (GMT +4:30)

Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

21 Mar 03:24 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 2 hours and 19 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 21, 2023 01:05:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenterTuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 5:35 am (GMT +4:30)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude2.3
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude36.87°N / 70.58°E (Darāyim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Antipode36.87°S / 109.42°W
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt1 report
Primary data sourceKNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Nearby towns and cities23 km (14 mi) W of Jurm (pop: 12,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
27 km (17 mi) S of Faizabad (pop: 44,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
72 km (45 mi) ENE of Farkhār (Farkhar, Takhar) (pop: 10,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
72 km (45 mi) ESE of Rustāq (Rustaq, Takhar) (pop: 25,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
87 km (54 mi) WNW of Ashkāsham (Ishkashim) (pop: 12,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
93 km (58 mi) W of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan) (pop: 26,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
94 km (59 mi) E of Taloqan (Takhār) (pop: 64,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
290 km (180 mi) NNE of Kabul (pop: 3,043,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
2.310 kmHINDU KUSH, AFGHANISTAN, REGIONKNDC

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Kyzylorda / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : That was about an hour ago. I am from the south of Kazakhstan, Afghanistan is not far from us. I hope there are no casualties ????????????????  

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