A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.51 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 71.0944° East, latitude 36.4299° North, depth = 113.51 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 22:21:47 / August 1, 2016 @ 10:21 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:51:47 / 2:51 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us100069bm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100069bm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Jurm (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 54 km (33 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 thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 48 km SW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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