A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Sunday. Unique identifier: us20003pih. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003pih. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 141.24 km (88 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/15 / 2015-09-27 14:31:27 / September 27, 2015 @ 2:31 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:31:27 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 71.799 East, latitude 37.2838 North, depth = 141.24 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim, Khandūd (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-two 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. 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: 3 km NW of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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