A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 129.81 km, 71.6628° East, 37.3374° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 129.81 km (81 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:43:08 / 8:43 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003jau. Unique identifier: us20003jau. Global time and date of event 14/09/15 / 2015-09-14 15:43:08 / September 14, 2015 @ 3:43 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jurm, Ashkāsham, Khandūd (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 20 km (12 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 16 km WNW of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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