5.2 earthquake 10 miles from Jalalabad (200,000 people)

[AlaskaDenise]

Magnitude 5.2

Date-Time Monday, November 15, 2010 at 00:51:52 UTC
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 05:21:52 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 34.534?N, 70.362?E

Depth 9.6 km (6.0 miles)

Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Distances 15 km (10 miles) NW of Jalalabad, Afghanistan
110 km (65 miles) E of KABUL, Afghanistan
125 km (80 miles) WNW of Peshawar, Pakistan
185 km (115 miles) W of Mingaora, Pakistan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000aqr.php

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: 5.2 earthquake 10 miles from Jalalabad (200,000 people)

I post these "smaller" earthquakes because of the potential hardship to a substantial population who live in substandard housing near the epicenters.

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