A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. The temblor was reported at 15:59:33 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.3807 East, latitude 36.6854 North, depth = 161.5 km. Unique identifier: us2000g3xd. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000g3xd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/07/18 / 2018-07-13 11:29:33 / July 13, 2018 @ 11:29 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 161.5 km (100 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 14 km (8 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khorugh, Khandūd, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km W of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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