A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. Event id: us2000cyy6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cyy6. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:24:25 / 8:24 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 15:54:25 / January 28, 2018 @ 3:54 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 71.3159° East, 36.4066° North, depth 103.61 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.61 km (64 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jurm, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 36 km SSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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