A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (mg/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. The temblor was reported at 22:14:38 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 99.6 km (62 miles). Global time of event 21/03/15 / 2015-03-21 17:44:38 / March 21, 2015 @ 5:44 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 71.578 East, latitude 36.4767 North, depth 99.6 km, unique identifier, us10001pfc.
Close countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Jurm, Ishqoshim.
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