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M4.5 earthquake near Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan

2205 d ago · 3 Oct 2020, 17:15 UTC 46 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan on 3 Oct 2020, 17:15 UTC at a depth of 110 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 55 km away in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 09:59 UTC

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