Magnitude 6.5 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - usgnay

2005 December 12 21:47:46 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 21:47:46 (UTC) on Monday, December 12, 2005. The magnitude 6.5 event has been located in the HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time
  • Monday, December 12, 2005 at 21:47:46 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 2:17:46 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 36.332°N, 71.130°E
    Depth 225.4 km (140.1 miles) set by location program
    Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
    Distances
    95 km (60 miles) NW of Chitral, Pakistan
    95 km (60 miles) SSE of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
    135 km (85 miles) SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
    350 km (220 miles) NNW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=138, Nph=138, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 43°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usgnay