A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:57:26 / 8:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 71.0618° East, 36.512° North, depth 128 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 128 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10004282. Event ids that are associated: us10004282. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/11/15 / 2015-11-30 16:27:26 / November 30, 2015 @ 4:27 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (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 one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km SSE of Jarm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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