5.7 Earthquake in Afghanistan

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Strong Afghanistan earthquake felt in all neighboring countries

Last update: November 7, 2011 at 1:37 pm by By 

Landscape in the epicenter area – Panoramio Image courtesy Romin Fararoon

Update : To simplify what happened, the depth can also be seen as the distance away from the location above it. Therefore deep earthquakes are felt the same way in many many locations as the waves will reach the surface with a similar strength over tens of km’s.

Update : Data as seen by other seismological agencies than USGS :
GFZ : M 5.5 @ 199 km
EMSC :   M 5.4 @ 221 km
Good signs that certainly NO damage will have been inflicted

Update : This earthquake was felt in such a wide area because of the combination of magnitude and depth

Update : nearly 7 million people will have felt a weak shaking

Update : a max. weak shaking has been felt in a very wide area

What initiated this article
Felt it Reports arrive from Pakistan
Preliminary data (not confirmed yet) are mentioning a 5.7 magnitude earthquake at very unsure depth
Light shaking is reported from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Also from Afghanistan , Uzbekistan
Hopefully a deep earthquake ! Magnitude will be around 5.8
We are receiving a lot of I Have Felt It forms at the moment
Luckily, USGS reports a (preliminary) 5.8 earthquake at a (preliminary) depth of 219 km , which makes this earthquake harmless !

to read more, and for updates, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/11/07/strong-but-probably-harmless-afghanistan-earthquake/