Today: 6.4 magnitude earthquake near Angoram, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

5.0 magnitude earthquake 31 km from Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-18 21:52:18 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, September 18, 2008 21:52 PM

Your time: 2008-09-18T21:52:18Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 5.0 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

2008-09-18 21:52:18 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 219 km depth
Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Aftershocks:

2008-09-19 15:38:28 UTC 3.6 magnitude, 210 km depth
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-20 00:04:36 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 188 km depth
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-22 09:07:35 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 106 km depth
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-23 19:14:44 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 102 km depth
Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-24 12:04:54 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 201 km depth
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-24 17:59:33 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 99 km depth
Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

2008-09-25 19:07:34 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 111 km depth
Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

This earthquake is on the map of Asia and The Middle East and is close to:

Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

Northwestern Kashmir

Eastern Uzbekistan

Southwestern Kashmir

Central Afghanistan

Eastern Kashmir

Kashmir Xinjiang Border

Kashmir India Border

Punjab Himachal Pradesh, India

Kashmir Xizang Border

Western Afghanistan

Haryana Uttaranchal, India