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M4.4 earthquake near Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan

3259 d ago · 14 Nov 2017, 03:01 UTC 32 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 32 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan on 14 Nov 2017, 03:01 UTC at a depth of 229 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 Khorugh, about 69 km away in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC

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