A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan. Exact location of event, longitude 70.8816 East, latitude 36.4531 North, depth = 110.13 km. Id of earthquake: us10002nbv. Event ids that are associated: us10002nbv. The temblor was reported at 01:50:25 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 110.13 km (68 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/15 / 2015-07-03 21:20:25 / July 3, 2015 @ 9:20 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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