A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 86 km E of Karakenja, Tajikistan (53 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:25:07 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 72.5152 East, latitude 39.1297 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/07/15 / 2015-07-13 18:25:07 / July 13, 2015 @ 6:25 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us20002x6l. Unique identifier: us20002x6l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km E of Karakenja, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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