A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:21:45 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/18 / 2018-04-17 19:51:45 / April 17, 2018 @ 7:51 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 122.36 km, 71.3123° East, 36.5486° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000e1ra. Id of event: us2000e1ra. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 122.36 km (76 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 24 km SW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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