Mag 7.5 - Badahkshan, Afghanistan - Hindu Kush

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The M7.5 earthquake on October 26, 2015, occurred 45 km north of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan, resulting from reverse faulting at a depth of 210 km. This seismic event caused significant destruction, with a death toll of at least 376, primarily in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The earthquake's epicenter was located in Badakhshan province, affecting nearby cities such as Islamabad and Jarm. The India-Eurasia collision at approximately 37 mm/yr contributed to the tectonic activity in the region.

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M7.5 - 45km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10003re5#general_summary

The October 26, 2015 M 7.5 earthquake near the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan (SW of Jarm) occurred as the result of reverse faulting at intermediate depths, approximately 210 km below the Hindu Kush Range in northeastern Afghanistan. Focal mechanisms indicate rupture occurred on either a near-vertical reverse fault or a shallowly dipping thrust fault. At the latitude of the earthquake, the India subcontinent moves northward and collides with Eurasia at a velocity of about 37 mm/yr.

Time
2015-10-26 09:09:32 (UTC)
36.441°N 70.717°E depth=212.5 km (132.1 mi)
Nearby Cities
  1. 45km (28mi) N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
  2. 48km (30mi) SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan
  3. 76km (47mi) S of Fayzabad, Afghanistan
  4. 77km (48mi) WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan
  5. 254km (158mi) NNE of Kabul, Afghanistan

It was very deep (210 km), but managed to do damage. At least 280 killed, mostly in Pakistan.

Islamabad (AFP) - Nearly 280 people were killed Monday when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling buildings, triggering stampedes and knocking out communication lines.
http://news.yahoo.com/7-5-magnitude-quake-rocks-asia-epicentre-afghanistan-095403222.html#

Dave, did it register in Sydney?
 
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Monday's quake shook buildings in the capital, Islamabad, and cities elsewhere in Pakistan and Afghanistan for up to 45 seconds in the early afternoon, creating cracks in walls and causing blackouts.
http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-reaches-311-quake-hit-pakistani-afghan-054716481.html
Rescuers in both countries were struggling to reach quake-stricken regions as officials said the combined death toll from Monday's earthquake rose to 376.

Authorities said 258 people died in Pakistan and 115 in Afghanistan in the magnitude-7.5 quake, which was centered in Afghanistan's sparsely populated Badakhshan province that borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China. Three people died on the Indian side of the disputed region of Kashmir.
M4.7 - 52km SW of Jarm, Afghanistan
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10003ru9#general_summary

2015-10-27 13:14:07 (UTC)
36.494°N 70.463°E depth=200.9 km (124.8 mi)
Nearby Cities
  1. 52km (32mi) SW of Jarm, Afghanistan
  2. 54km (34mi) E of Farkhar, Afghanistan
  3. 69km (43mi) S of Fayzabad, Afghanistan
  4. 87km (54mi) ESE of Taloqan, Afghanistan
  5. 247km (153mi) NNE of Kabul, Afghanistan
 
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Astronuc said:
Dave, did it register in Sydney?

HI Astronuc
Yes I did has been a hectic week and didn't get a chance to post the seismogram
here's the raw seismogram screenshot

151026 UT M 7.5 Afganistan zhi.GIF


here's the processed gram

151026.091457.zhi.psn.gif
cheers
Dave