A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan in Afghanistan on Monday. The temblor was reported at 16:28:07 / 4:28 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 147.42 km (92 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 71.0451° East, 36.4236° North, depth 147.42 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006cwz. Unique identifier: us10006cwz. Global time and date of event 08/08/16 / 2016-08-08 11:58:07 / August 8, 2016 @ 11:58 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Jurm. The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 50 km NNE of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan.
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