A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan. Exact location of event, depth 98.08 km, 71.0518° East, 36.6978° North. The temblor was picked up at 20:41:20 / 8:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 16:11:20 / December 4, 2018 @ 4:11 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98.08 km (61 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000i1zw. Id of event: us1000i1zw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 26 km SE of Jarm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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