Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 59 km southwest of Khōst, Afghanistan
4.3 quake 18 Jul 11:53 pm (GMT +4:30)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in Afghanistan near Khōst, only 19 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Monday, July 18th, 2022, at 11:23 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.3, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.3.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Khōst (pop. 96,100) located 59 km from the epicenter, Zaṟah Sharan (pop. 7,400) 67 km away, Sharan (pop. 2,200) 73 km away, Zarghūn Shahr (pop. 13,700) 97 km away, and Bannu (pop. 49,000) 105 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 18, 2022 11:53 pm (GMT +4:30) local time (18 Jul 2022 19:23 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 32.97°N / 69.48°E (Giyān, Paktika, Afghanistan)
Primary data source: USGS
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