A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 118.98 km, 71.2706° East, 36.3421° North. Event id: us200062ph. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200062ph. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 118.98 km (74 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 01:33:51 / June 8, 2016 @ 1:33 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:03:51 / 6:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jurm, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (33 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 44 km SSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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