A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.94 km (65 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000650w. Id of event: us2000650w. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/06/16 / 2016-06-17 08:45:41 / June 17, 2016 @ 8:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 71.2357° East, 36.5712° North, depth 103.94 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:15:41 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim. Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 29 km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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