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M5.2 earthquake near Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan

778 d ago · 29 Aug 2024, 05:56 UTC 31 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan on 29 Aug 2024, 05:56 UTC at a depth of 222 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Ishqoshim, about 40 km away in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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