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M4.2 earthquake near Taloqan, Takhar

2453 d ago · 30 Jan 2020, 04:14 UTC 11 km SSE of Taloqan, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Taloqan, Afghanistan on 30 Jan 2020, 04:14 UTC at a depth of 276 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 Taloqan, about 11 km away in Takhar, Afghanistan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC

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