A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:58:43 / 1:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 70.7941° East, 36.4641° North, depth 138.08 km. 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 138.08 km (86 miles). Unique identifier: us2000gaxj. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000gaxj. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/07/18 / 2018-07-21 21:28:43 / July 21, 2018 @ 9:28 pm.
The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop). Nearby 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 nine, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 44 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan.
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