Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Pārūn, Nuristan, Afghanistan
4.5 quake 21 Dec 1:05 am (GMT +4:30)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Pārūn, Nuristan, Afghanistan, was reported only 19 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 120 km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Tuesday, December 21st, 2021, at 12:35 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pārūn (pop. 1000) located 60 km from the epicenter, and Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 21, 2021 1:05 am (GMT +4:30) local time (20 Dec 2021 20:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 120.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 35.96°N / 70.94°E (Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Primary data source: NCS
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