A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 216.69 km (135 miles). Exact location of event, depth 216.69 km, 71.1511° East, 36.7076° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:41:41 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 07/07/18 / 2018-07-07 19:11:41 / July 7, 2018 @ 7:11 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fz80. Id of event: us2000fz80.
Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km ESE of Jarm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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