A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 36 km NE of Karakul, Tajikistan (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us10007cce. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007cce. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 73.8957 East, latitude 39.1923 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/11/16 / 2016-11-25 18:37:35 / November 25, 2016 @ 6:37 pm. The temblor was detected at 02:37:35 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km NE of Karakul, Tajikistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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