A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Shughnon in Tajikistan on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.65 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 71.682° East, 37.8916° North, depth 1.65 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iw5f. Id of event: us2000iw5f. The temblor was reported at 05:32:28 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 00:32:28 / December 22, 2018 @ 12:32 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khorugh (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
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 fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km N of Shughnon, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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