A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Gharm in Tajikistan on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 70.4618° East, latitude 38.5287° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hf6x. Unique identifier: us1000hf6x. The temblor was detected at 09:37:10 / 9:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/10/18 / 2018-10-21 04:37:10 / October 21, 2018 @ 4:37 am.
The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Kŭlob (c. 78 800 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Mŭ’minobod (c. 12 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Rasht (c. 10 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Obigarm (c. 10 000 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Sovet (c. 8 700 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Roghun (c. 7 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Novobod (c. 5 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sovet, Kŭlob, Obigarm (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 56 km S of Gharm, Tajikistan.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply