A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Sunday. Event id: us10005zkb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005zkb. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:09:06 / 1:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 125.69 km, 72.1055° East, 37.6202° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 125.69 km (78 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 08:09:06 / July 3, 2016 @ 8:09 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 47 km NNE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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