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Magnitude 6.1 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

2002 March 25 14:56:33 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

USGS Energy and Broadband Solution

HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

02/03/25 14:56:37 UTC
Epicenter 35.97N 69.18E

BROADBAND SOURCE PARAMETERS
 Energy Magnitude:
  Me                         6.0
 Radiated Energy:
  Es               1.9*10**13 Nm
  No. of sta:  5  Focal mech.  M
 Broadband Depth:         8.0 km
 COMMENT:  Depth from synthetics of broadband displacement seismograms.

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