A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/02/18 / 2018-02-21 09:29:52 / February 21, 2018 @ 9:29 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 204.53 km (127 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 71.2153 East, latitude 36.5335 North, depth = 204.53 km. The temblor was reported at 13:59:52 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d5sw. Id of event: us2000d5sw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim. The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 50 km (31 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 one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 32 km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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