A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 71.0849° East, 36.4168° North, depth 116.56 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:15:52 / 3:15 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 116.56 km (72 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/18 / 2018-07-20 22:45:52 / July 20, 2018 @ 10:45 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ga7z. Id of event: us2000ga7z.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Jurm (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 49 km SW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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