A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Monday. Unique identifier: us200082uj. Ids that are associated to the event: us200082uj. Exact location of earthquake, 70.9003° East, 36.5628° North, depth 205.77 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/12/16 / 2016-12-12 00:05:41 / December 12, 2016 @ 12:05 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 04:35:41 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 205.77 km (128 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Farkhār, Fayzabad, Ishqoshim.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 34 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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