M6.6 - 39km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan

[Astronuc]

Did you detect that one Dave?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005gsg#general
2016-04-10 10:28:58 (UTC)
Location: Lat 36.492°N, Long 71.156°E
Depth: 210.4 km (130.7 mi) - moderately deep

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/tectonic/images/himalaya_tsum.pdf

I notice some smaller quakes up that way, perhaps a few weeks ago.

 

[davenn]

Did you detect that one Dave?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005gsg#general
2016-04-10 10:28:58 (UTC)
Location: Lat 36.492°N, Long 71.156°E
Depth: 210.4 km (130.7 mi) - moderately deep

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/tectonic/images/himalaya_tsum.pdf

I notice some smaller quakes up that way, perhaps a few weeks ago.

Yes I did, but being quite deep, it lacked the good surface wave activity

cheers
Dave

 

[Astronuc]

Apparently it was felt strongly in Pakistan.

Earthquake rattles Pakistan, 1 dead, 30 wounded
https://www.yahoo.com/news/earthquake-rattles-pakistans-capital-other-cities-110611019.html

Pakistani official Arif Ullah told The Associated Press that the magnitude-7.1 quake was centered near neighboring Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan. Germany's GFZ Research Center for Geosciences set the quake's magnitude at 6.5.

 

[davenn]

appears to have an oblique thrust mechanism
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005gsg#moment-tensor

which gels with the tectonics of the NE Afghanistan/NW Pakistan region

USGS
On the north-western side of the Tibetan Plateau, beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush Mountains of northern Afghanistan, earthquakes occur at depths as great as 200 km as a result of remnant lithospheric subduction. The curved arc of deep earthquakes found in the Hindu Kush Pamir region indicates the presence of a lithospheric body at depth, thought to be remnants of a subducting slab. Cross-sections through the Hindu Kush region suggest a near vertical northerly-dipping subducting slab, whereas cross-sections through the nearby Pamir region to the east indicate a much shallower dipping, southerly subducting slab. Some models suggest the presence of two subduction zones; with the Indian plate being subducted beneath the Hindu Kush region and the Eurasian plate being subducted beneath the Pamir region. However, other models suggest that just one of the two plates is being subducted and that the slab has become contorted and overturned in places

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005gsg#general

I used to be so good at working out fomec's ( beachballs). have got a little rusty over recent years

Many years ago I did do a focal mec. basics page on my www site
http://www.sydneystormcity.com/fomec.htm

I should do some updating ... too many things to do and so little time Dave