A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 39 km SE of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan (24 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/08/16 / 2016-08-13 07:20:16 / August 13, 2016 @ 7:20 am. The temblor was detected at 12:20:16 / 12:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 73.5403° East, 39.4525° North, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us10006dj3. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006dj3. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km SE of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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