CONTINENTAL ASIA RECENT QUAKES

4.6 Mb - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
22 Jul 2008 19:40:16 UTC
23 Jul 2008 00:10:16 near epicenter
22 Jul 2008 13:40:16 standard time in your timezone
Location
36.768N 70.977E
Depth
202 km
Distances
52 km (32 miles) SE (135 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
98 km (61 miles) SSW (210 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan
134 km (83 miles) NW (319 degrees) of Chitral, Pakistan
254 km (158 miles) NNW (331 degrees) of Mingaora, Pakistan
279 km (174 miles) SE (137 degrees) of DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 12.7 km; Vertical 11.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 14; Dmin = 303.3 km; Rmss = 0.61 seconds; Gp = 115°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008uubg

4.4 Mb - KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
22 Jul 2008 05:33:11 UTC
22 Jul 2008 18:33:11 near epicenter
21 Jul 2008 23:33:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
54.198N 168.179E
Depth
37 km
Distances
179 km (111 miles) SE (127 degrees) of Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
363 km (226 miles) WNW (296 degrees) of Attu Station, AK
642 km (399 miles) ENE (74 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
3005 km (1867 miles) NE (38 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 26.8 km; Vertical 21.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 25; Dmin = 426.6 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 151°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008uuae

4.9 Mb - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.9 Mb
Date-Time
19 Jul 2008 18:28:01 UTC
19 Jul 2008 22:58:01 near epicenter
19 Jul 2008 12:28:01 standard time in your timezone
Location
36.201N 70.478E
Depth
125 km
Distances
100 km (62 miles) S (185 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
139 km (86 miles) WNW (286 degrees) of Chitral, Pakistan
175 km (109 miles) SSW (213 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan
221 km (137 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of KABUL, Afghanistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 11.5 km; Vertical 9.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 29; Dmin = 225.9 km; Rmss = 0.87 seconds; Gp = 111°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008urbx

4.7 Mb - TAJIKISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
19 Jul 2008 06:17:46 UTC
19 Jul 2008 11:17:46 near epicenter
19 Jul 2008 00:17:46 standard time in your timezone
Location
38.092N 72.653E
Depth
128 km
Distances
116 km (72 miles) ENE (57 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan
141 km (88 miles) SW (218 degrees) of Karakul, Tajikistan
190 km (118 miles) SSW (194 degrees) of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan
279 km (174 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Farghona (Fergana), Uzbekistan
337 km (209 miles) E (99 degrees) of DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 32.8 km; Vertical 15.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 18; Dmin = 457.8 km; Rmss = 1.43 seconds; Gp = 183°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008urap

4.8 Mb - CASPIAN SEA, OFFSHR TURKMENISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
17 Jul 2008 03:57:35 UTC
17 Jul 2008 08:57:35 near epicenter
16 Jul 2008 21:57:35 standard time in your timezone
Location
40.623N 52.070E
Depth
10 km
Distances
101 km (63 miles) NW (311 degrees) of Turkmenbasy (Krasnovodsk), Turkmenistan
187 km (116 miles) E (81 degrees) of BAKU, Azerbaijan
231 km (144 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Balkanabat (Nebitdag), Turkmenistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 28.9 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 11; Dmin = 858.3 km; Rmss = 0.97 seconds; Gp = 198°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008upaf

4.6 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
12 Jul 2008 05:38:51 UTC
12 Jul 2008 17:38:51 near epicenter
11 Jul 2008 23:38:51 standard time in your timezone
Location
51.610N 159.429E
Depth
26 km
Distances
165 km (103 miles) SSE (161 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
252 km (157 miles) ENE (65 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
2362 km (1468 miles) NE (35 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 11.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 44; Dmin = 166.2 km; Rmss = 1.08 seconds; Gp = 136°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008ujah

4.7 Mb - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
13 Jul 2008 08:50:34 UTC
13 Jul 2008 13:20:34 near epicenter
13 Jul 2008 02:50:34 standard time in your timezone
Location
35.059N 69.797E
Depth
10 km
Distances
82 km (51 miles) NE (43 degrees) of KABUL, Afghanistan
92 km (57 miles) NW (320 degrees) of Jalalabad, Afghanistan
200 km (124 miles) NW (306 degrees) of Peshawar, Pakistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.4 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 19; Dmin = 89.8 km; Rmss = 0.79 seconds; Gp = 176°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ukaq

4.3 Mb - WESTERN IRAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.3 Mb
Date-Time
12 Jul 2008 22:19:29 UTC
13 Jul 2008 01:49:29 near epicenter
12 Jul 2008 16:19:29 standard time in your timezone
Location
33.535N 47.424E
Depth
102 km
Distances
86 km (54 miles) W (274 degrees) of Khorramabad, Iran
91 km (56 miles) E (95 degrees) of Ilam, Iran
93 km (58 miles) SSE (159 degrees) of Bakhtaran (Kermanshah), Iran
278 km (173 miles) E (85 degrees) of BAGHDAD, Iraq
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.8 km; Vertical 24.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 27; Dmin = 772.0 km; Rmss = 1.02 seconds; Gp = 108°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ujb9

5.2 Mb - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mb
Date-Time
11 Jul 2008 02:03:51 UTC
11 Jul 2008 06:33:51 near epicenter
10 Jul 2008 20:03:51 standard time in your timezone
Location
35.920N 69.641E
Depth
35 km
Distances
155 km (96 miles) SSW (213 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
162 km (100 miles) NNE (15 degrees) of KABUL, Afghanistan
181 km (113 miles) NNW (336 degrees) of Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 11.9 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 35; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.02 seconds; Gp = 158°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008uiah
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