A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Karakul in Tajikistan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.84 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 00:53:54 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 111.84 km, 73.5979° East, 38.6617° North. Id of earthquake: us1000c0t8. Event ids that are associated: us1000c0t8. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/01/18 / 2018-01-04 19:53:54 / January 4, 2018 @ 7:53 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Murghob (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km S of Karakul, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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