A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/18 / 2018-07-29 09:36:26 / July 29, 2018 @ 9:36 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ggke. Id of event: us2000ggke. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.5 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 14:36:26 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 72.926° East, latitude 38.2193° North, depth = 129.5 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (57 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murghob.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 91 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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