A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Karakul in Tajikistan. Event id: us100044kt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100044kt. 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: 07/12/15 / 2015-12-07 08:55:51 / December 7, 2015 @ 8:55 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.65 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 73.3194 East, latitude 38.5676 North, depth = 29.65 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:55:51 / 1:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murghob (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 52 km SSW of Karakul, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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