A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. The temblor was picked up at 04:28:19 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 115.01 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10003zpi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003zpi. Exact location of event, longitude 71.5722 East, latitude 37.252 North, depth = 115.01 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/11/15 / 2015-11-19 23:28:19 / November 19, 2015 @ 11:28 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby 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 Fayzabad, Jurm, Khandūd (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 22 km W of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan.
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