A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Farkhar in Afghanistan on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000je81. Unique identifier: us2000je81. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 215.57 km (134 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 70.3871 East, latitude 36.5162 North, depth = 215.57 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:12:55 / 9:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/02/19 / 2019-02-06 16:42:55 / February 6, 2019 @ 4:42 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rustāq, Taloqan, Fayzabad.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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. 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: 47 km E of Farkhar, Afghanistan.
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