A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 19:23:20 / 7:23 pm (local time epicenter). 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 216.75 km (135 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/04/19 / 2019-04-02 14:23:20 / April 2, 2019 @ 2:23 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k94y. Id of event: us2000k94y. Exact location of event, longitude 72.066 East, latitude 37.4092 North, depth = 216.75 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishqoshim, Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 27 km NE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan.
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