A earthquake with magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Ishkashim in Tajikistan. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000e19e. Unique identifier: us1000e19e. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:11:45 / 3:11 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 111.93 km (70 miles). Global time and date of event 09/05/18 / 2018-05-09 10:41:45 / May 9, 2018 @ 10:41 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.3687 East, latitude 36.9902 North, depth = 111.93 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Fayzabad, Khorugh.
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 36 km NW of Ishkashim, Tajikistan.
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