A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Wednesday. Event id: us1000351s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000351s. The temblor was picked up at 19:48:07 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.95 km (73 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/08/15 / 2015-08-26 14:48:07 / August 26, 2015 @ 2:48 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 71.5804° East, 37.2404° North, depth 116.95 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Jurm, Khandūd. Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 21 km W of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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