A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. The temblor was reported at 23:47:07 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 237.72 km, 71.0921° East, 36.4534° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003fg0. Id of event: us20003fg0. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 237.72 km (148 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 01/09/15 / 2015-09-01 19:17:07 / September 1, 2015 @ 7:17 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Jurm. Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 47 km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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