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USGS usp0006bvu

1 May 1994, 13:00

Central Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 18.5 km depth.

Depth18.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Central Afghanistan?

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36.901000, 67.163000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.06

Central Afghanistan

M 6.2

30 km SE of Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan

M 6.4

21 km WNW of Balkh, Afghanistan

M 6.76

40 km SW of Qarchī Gak, Afghanistan

M 5.4

38 km SW of Balkh, Afghanistan

M 5.3

45 km E of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006bvu
Coordinates
36.901, 67.163
Network
us
Significance
572