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M4.1 earthquake near Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan

731 d ago · 16 Oct 2024, 18:30 UTC 27 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 27 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan on 16 Oct 2024, 18:30 UTC at a depth of 216 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Ishqoshim, about 35 km away in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    18 Oct 2026, 00:55 UTC

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