A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Farkhar in Afghanistan on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003ria. Id of event: us10003ria. Exact location of earthquake, 70.3085° East, 36.5° North, depth 203.07 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 203.07 km (126 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/10/15 / 2015-10-26 13:41:53 / October 26, 2015 @ 1:41 pm. The temblor was detected at 18:11:53 / 6:11 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rustāq, Taloqan, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 41 km E of Farkhar, Afghanistan.
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