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M5.3 earthquake near Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan

3093 d ago · 28 Apr 2018, 15:14 UTC 52 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan on 28 Apr 2018, 15:14 UTC at a depth of 88 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 61 km away in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.

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  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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