A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:46:42 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20005am5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005am5. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/03/16 / 2016-03-17 23:46:42 / March 17, 2016 @ 11:46 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 193.67 km (120 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 71.8376° East, 37.1191° North, depth 193.67 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ashkāsham, Khorugh, Ishqoshim. Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and two 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.
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