Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes Afghanistan - or did it?

CNN
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:04 UTC

A strong earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of eastern Afghanistan Thursday, but the U.S. Geological Survey said it had no reports of damage or injuries.

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The preliminary magnitude was 6.0, the USGS said. The epicenter of the quake -- which struck about 10:15 p.m. (1:45 p.m. ET) -- was 255 kilometers (160 miles) north-northeast of the capital, Kabul.

The depth of the quake was 202 kilometers (126 miles), said USGS geophysicist Paul Caruso.

It was felt as far away as Islamabad, Pakistan. Because of the depth, Caruso said, it is not unusual for a quake to be felt quite a distance away.

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Comment: So, we have an earthquake that was felt "as far away as Islamabad, Pakistan. Because of the depth, Caruso said, it is not unusual for a quake to be felt quite a distance away." Later, the USGS issued this:

DELETED: Event US 2009niba

== EVENT DELETED NOTIFICATION ==

***This event has been deleted after review by a seismologist.***

Geographic coordinates: 36.466N, 70.716E
Magnitude: 6.0
Universal Time (UTC): 29 Oct 2009 17:44:31
Time near the Epicenter: 29 Oct 2009 22:14:31

Location with respect to nearby cities:
72 km (45 miles) S (169 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
131 km (81 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of Chitral, Pakistan
139 km (86 miles) SSW (212 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan
239 km (149 miles) NW (322 degrees) of Mingaora, Pakistan
257 km (160 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of KABUL, Afghanistan

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This is an update to a previous notification for this event

This begs the question, what was it that registered 6.0 magnitude, felt over a wide area and then suddenly didn't happen?

Perhaps it was something similar to this? Ignored by western media: Indonesian asteroid exploded with energy of 'small atomic bomb'