A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Farkhar in Afghanistan on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 196.55 km (122 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:37:37 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/15 / 2015-12-11 00:07:37 / December 11, 2015 @ 12:07 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 70.2653° East, 36.5044° North, depth 196.55 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20004gan. Unique identifier: us20004gan.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rustāq, Fayzabad, Taloqan.
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 two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 37 km ESE of Farkhar, Afghanistan.
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