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Earthquake in Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan

NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team2015-10-27

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On Oct. 26, 2015, NASA Terra spacecraft acquired this image of northeastern Afghanistan where a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region. The earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 130 miles (210 kilometers), on a probable shallowly dipping thrust fault. At this location, the Indian subcontinent moves northward and collides with Eurasia, subducting under the Asian continent, and raising the highest mountains in the world. This type of earthquake is common in the area: a similar earthquake occurred 13 years ago about 12 miles (20 kilometers) away. This perspective image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft, looking southwest, shows the hypocenter with a star. The image was acquired July 8, 2015, and is located near 36.4 degrees north, 70.7 degrees east.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20035

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  • Title: Earthquake in Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
  • Creator: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
  • Date Created: 2015-10-27
  • Rights: JPL

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