A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 209.12 km, 71.164° East, 36.6703° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 209.12 km (130 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/16 / 2016-12-29 22:46:26 / December 29, 2016 @ 10:46 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007tpe. Unique identifier: us10007tpe. The temblor was picked up at 03:16:26 / 3:16 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Jurm (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 33 km W of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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