A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 46 km NE of Karakul, Tajikistan (29 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 07:12:44 / 7:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 73.9619 East, latitude 39.2756 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007cep. Unique identifier: us10007cep. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/11/16 / 2016-11-25 23:12:44 / November 25, 2016 @ 11:12 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten 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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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 46 km NE of Karakul, Tajikistan.
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