M 5.5 in Afghanistan on 16 Jan 2021 20:02 UTC

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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Mawlaik, Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma)

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 23:49:00 +0100myanmarnews (en)

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico, was reported only 19 minutes ago by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Mexico. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 27 km beneath the epicenter....

Quake jolts Peshawar, other cities; no loss reported

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 23:11:00 +0100dailytimesPK (en)

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Peshawar and different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the wee hours of Sunday. According to details, the tremor was also felt in Peshawar, Swat, Lower and Upper Dir, Hangu, Malakand and their adjoining areas.

Kazakhstan registers magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:20:00 +0100vestnikkavkaza (en)

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was registered in Afghanistan by the Kazakhstan seismic stations network at 02:02 local time, seismological expedition of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan reported, adding that the quake felt life …

Kazakhstan registers magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 05:59:00 +0100itartass_en (en)

NUR-SULTAN, January 17. /TASS/. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was registered in Afghanistan by the Kazakhstan seismic stations network at 02:02 local time, seismological expedition of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan reported, adding that the quake felt life magnitude 2-3 in the city of Shymkent.

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Mawlaik, Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma)

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:24:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

4.3 quake 17 Jan 3:18 am (GMT +6:30) A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Mawlaik, Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma), was reported only 18 minutes ago by TMD, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world.

Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.3 earthquake 73 km southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:24:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

5.3 quake 17 Jan 12:32 am (GMT +4:30) The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Afghanistan near Fayzabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit after midnight on Sunday 17 January 2021 at 12:02 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 190 km.

Earthquake reported few minutes ago in or near Afghanistan

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:24:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

We are receiving unverified early reports of seismic activity in or around Afghanistan at approximately 20:05 GMT. There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this earthquake. We expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location and magnitude mentioned are....

Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on Saturday, 16 January 2021 at 20:02 (GMT)

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:24:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Afghanistan near Fayzabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit after midnight on Sunday 17 January 2021 at 12:02 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 190 km.

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