A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Roghun in Tajikistan on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 18:43:40 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j9gg. Id of event: us2000j9gg. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/01/19 / 2019-01-27 13:43:40 / January 27, 2019 @ 1:43 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.27 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 70.384° East, 38.5276° North, depth 7.27 km.
Event epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Kŭlob (c. 78 800 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Norak (c. 18 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Mŭ’minobod (c. 12 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Rasht (c. 10 800 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Obigarm (c. 10 000 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Sovet (c. 8 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Norak, Sovet, Kŭlob (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 52 km ESE of Roghun, Tajikistan.
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