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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem887136
USGS iscgem887136

2 Sept 1957, 22:27

43 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 211.8 km depth.

Depth211.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan?

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36.424000, 71.176000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem887136
Coordinates
36.424, 71.176
Network
iscgem
Significance
572