Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Friday, October 30, 2009 at 06:43:06 UTC

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Friday, October 30, 2009 at 06:43:06 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:13:06 AM local time at epicenter

    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 34.24N 70.09E
    Depth 49 kilometers
    Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
    Distances 40 km (25 miles) WSW of Jalalabad, Afghanistan
    90 km (55 miles) ESE of KABUL, Afghanistan
    140 km (85 miles) WNW of Peshawar, Pakistan
    215 km (135 miles) WSW of Mingaora, Pakistan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.8 km; depth +/- 13.8 km
    Parameters Nst=88, Nph=88, Dmin=983.4 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Erho=6.8 km, Erzz=13.8 km, Gp=39.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt (III) at Kabul and (II) at Jalalabad. Also felt at Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan and at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
    Event ID usnjaj

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