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Earthquake

M 4.4 - 11 km E of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

Latest evidence

Magnitude M4.4 Mwr

Depth
10 km
Started
Location
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Hazard
Light earthquake

Nangarhar, Afghanistan

About 15 km E of Jalalabad

About 130 km E of Kabul

Events on record associated with Afghanistan

PeshawarNANGARHARJalalabad (reference place)JalalabadEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Kabul 130 km (outside the map)Kabul 130 kmAfghanistanNorth is upN50 km
Map of the area around Nangarhar, Afghanistan, showing the event origin and the epicentre reported by USGS. Scale bar: 50 km. Location inset: Afghanistan. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 34.4180° N, 70.5743° E

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 34.4180° N, 70.5743° E — at the event origin

Timeline

All 4 entries, earliest first.

  1. Main eventM 4.4 - 11 km E of Jalālābād, Afghanistan
  2. HazardMagnitude recorded: M4.4 Mwr
  3. HazardDepth recorded: 10 km
  4. HazardReported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 34.4180° N, 70.5743° E

Full chronology

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 4.4 - 11 km E of Jalālābād, AfghanistanM4.4 Mwr10 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

Every reading published for this Event, grouped by what it measures, with its source. Superseded readings and readings not shown in the summaries above are included. Where a claim has several readings, WND selects one by a fixed rule; selection is not a judgement of accuracy.

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Evidence record

Magnitude

Depth

Reported epicentre

Full chronology

  1. Main event M 4.4 - 11 km E of Jalālābād, Afghanistan
  2. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M4.4 Mwr
  3. Hazard Depth recorded: 10 km
  4. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 34.4180° N, 70.5743° E

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 4.4 - 11 km E of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

    USGS

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Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: an alert record was found nearby in time and place, but not close enough to attach. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: a disaster number was assigned. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: checked, nothing matched. Checked