Magnitude 5.9 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Magnitude 5.9 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

2011 May 14 21:07:22 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 21:07:22 UTC Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 01:37:22 AM at epicenter
Location	36.441°N, 70.742°E
Depth	207.4 km (128.9 miles)
Region	HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances	76 km (47 miles) S of Faizabad, Afghanistan 120 km (74 miles) WNW of Chitral, Pakistan 137 km (85 miles) SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan 256 km (159 miles) NNE of KABUL, Afghanistan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=266, Nph=285, Dmin=739.2 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0003fa9