International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1081726
Event time 2023-10-07 07:40:34 (UTC)
Local time 2023-10-07 03:10:34 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2023-10-07 07:48:17 (UTC)
Magnitude 5.8
Depth 35 km
Class Moderate
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 6
Possible effects Everyone feels movement. People have trouble walking. Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall off walls. Furniture moves. Plaster in walls might crack. Trees and bushes shake. Damage is slight in poorly built buildings. No structural damage.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Afghanistan
Administration area Herat
Nearest settlement Qarah Bagh
Distance 33 km
Course N
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
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