Afghanistan Quake & Landslide

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4 dead in Afghanistan landslide, with 100 houses damaged.

Last update: April 12, 2014 at 11:44 am by By

Also written by Jens Skapski.

Update 11:40 UTC:  We are not sure at this point whether a combination of a landslide and an earthquake occurred or just a rain induced landslide. Either way, 4 people have died and our condolences go to their families.

Update 08:48 UTC: 
4 people have died in an Afghanistan earthquake from landslides. Scattered reports of 100 damaged houses in a couple of villages in the Rostaq district of Takhar province, Afghanistan has emerged.
This is likely a very low magnitude, shallow earthquake as it has not been reported on many seismometers.

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 3.0-3.9 (estimated)

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2014-04-12 2:30

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-04-11 22:00

Depth (Hypocenter) : Likely very shallow (ca. 5km)

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/12/4-dead-in-low-magnitude-afghanistan-earthquake-with-100-houses-damaged/