Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.4 quake hits 92 km southeast of Faizabad, Afghanistan in the morning
5.4 quake 29 Aug 10:26 am (GMT +4:30)

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 215 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Thursday, August 29th, 2024, at 9:56 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) located 23 km from the epicenter, Ishqoshim (pop. 26,000) 31 km away, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 57 km away, Faizabad (pop. 44,400) 92 km away, and Khandūd (pop. 5,500) 98 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 29, 2024 10:26 am (GMT +4:30) local time (29 Aug 2024 05:56 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 214.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.55°N / 71.28°E (Zebak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Primary data source: GFZ
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