A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan. The temblor was picked up at 04:00:29 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 152.77 km (95 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000iul2. Event ids that are associated: us2000iul2. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/18 / 2018-12-17 23:30:29 / December 17, 2018 @ 11:30 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 70.8969° East, 36.5714° North, depth 152.77 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 33 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan.
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