I was using Google Earth the other day so I could see the location of that earthquake they had over in Kashmir. As I was looking around I decided to enable the Earthquakes Layer and found what you see above. I looked all around the world and couldn't find a more tectonically active region anywhere.
Each of those red spots indicates an earthquake. The region is located in Afghanistan due west of the Istoro Nal mountains in Pakistan. The faint yellow border you see on the right side of the image is the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
I wish I had more time to research this area because at the moment I'm not even sure what the mountain range is called. One of the biggest reasons I'm interested in this area is because these are no small earthquakes. Without getting all scientific I would estimate the average magnitude to be somewhere between 4 and 5 on the Richter Scale.
I have a Google Earth placemark posted where you can download it here:
Afghan Earthquakes Placemark @ Keyhole Community BBS
Each of those red spots indicates an earthquake. The region is located in Afghanistan due west of the Istoro Nal mountains in Pakistan. The faint yellow border you see on the right side of the image is the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
I wish I had more time to research this area because at the moment I'm not even sure what the mountain range is called. One of the biggest reasons I'm interested in this area is because these are no small earthquakes. Without getting all scientific I would estimate the average magnitude to be somewhere between 4 and 5 on the Richter Scale.
I have a Google Earth placemark posted where you can download it here:
Afghan Earthquakes Placemark @ Keyhole Community BBS
1 comment:
Facinating photo - now I have to go check this out myself. Living in Northern California and surviving a lifetime of earthquakes, I tend to look at them as more of a circus ride. These earthquakes really put me back in my place and your photo stopped me in my tracks. Thanks for the reality check-
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