A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Sunday. Unique identifier: us1000i575. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000i575. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:34:29 / 3:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 200.32 km (124 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/18 / 2018-12-08 23:04:29 / December 8, 2018 @ 11:04 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 70.4965 East, latitude 36.4753 North, depth = 200.32 km.
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taloqan, Fayzabad, Farkhār (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km SW of Jarm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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