A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us1000hw0r. Event ids that are associated: us1000hw0r. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:57:59 / 7:57 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/11/18 / 2018-11-24 03:27:59 / November 24, 2018 @ 3:27 am. Exact location, longitude 70.7979° East, latitude 36.5851° North, depth = 213.98 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 213.98 km (133 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 31 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan.
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