A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 105.45 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 21:47:28 / 9:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/10/16 / 2016-10-15 17:17:28 / October 15, 2016 @ 5:17 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us20007edu. Event ids that are associated: us20007edu. Exact location of event, depth 105.45 km, 71.2818° East, 36.9994° North.
The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Fayzabad, Khorugh (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 41 km NNW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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