A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Muminobod in Tajikistan. The epicenter was at a depth of 6.42 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, depth 6.42 km, 70.3562° East, 38.5035° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000eigr. Unique identifier: us1000eigr. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:44:01 / 7:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/06/18 / 2018-06-04 14:44:01 / June 4, 2018 @ 2:44 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Kŭlob (c. 78 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Norak (c. 18 100 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Mŭ’minobod (c. 12 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Rasht (c. 10 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Obigarm (c. 10 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sovet (c. 8 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Norak, Sovet, Kŭlob.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty 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 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: 52 km NNE of Muminobod, Tajikistan.
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