A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Friday. The temblor was detected at 23:33:59 / 11:33 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20005cgk. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005cgk. Exact location of earthquake, 70.8312° East, 36.5314° North, depth 154.22 km. 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: 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 19:03:59 / March 25, 2016 @ 7:03 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 154.22 km (96 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Fayzabad.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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