A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 185.54 km (115 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000345c. Event ids that are associated: us1000345c. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 74.0828 East, latitude 38.1804 North, depth = 185.54 km. Global time and date of event 22/08/15 / 2015-08-22 01:48:55 / August 22, 2015 @ 1:48 am UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:48:55 / 6:48 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 10 km (6 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murghob (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 10 km E of Murghob, Tajikistan.
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