A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000eepv. Unique identifier: us1000eepv. Exact location of earthquake, 70.8913° East, 36.536° North, depth 194.44 km. The temblor was detected at 18:00:44 / 6:00 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 194.44 km (121 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 13:30:44 / May 30, 2018 @ 1:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Farkhār, Fayzabad, Ishqoshim.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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 S of Jarm, Afghanistan.
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