A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. Event id: us10002m3w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002m3w. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:07:20 / 11:07 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82.7 km (51 miles). Exact location of event, depth 82.7 km, 71.1522° East, 36.5189° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 18:37:20 / June 27, 2015 @ 6:37 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 84 km (52 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 38 km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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