A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Gharm in Tajikistan on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.19 km (16 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000as7d. Id of event: us2000as7d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 25.19 km, 70.8078° East, 38.7167° North. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:04:49 / 4:04 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/09/17 / 2017-09-20 23:04:49 / September 20, 2017 @ 11:04 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Rasht (c. 10 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Roghun (c. 7 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Novobod (c. 5 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Roghun, Novobod, Rasht.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 51 km SE of Gharm, Tajikistan.
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