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M5.8 — Bāzārak, Afghanistan
5.8
Magnitude
Moderate
37 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan
82.0 km Intermediate depth
7 Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
35.5939, 69.7478 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · 35.5939°, 69.7478° · OpenStreetMap

This moderate M5.8 earthquake was a intermediate-depth event, striking at 82 km beneath Bāzārak, Afghanistan. Moderate earthquakes are widely felt and can cause light damage near the epicenter, particularly to older or unreinforced structures.

At 82 km, this is an intermediate-depth earthquake. Shaking is distributed across a wider geographic area than shallower events but tends to be less intense at any one location.

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