A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/07/19 / 2019-07-28 23:06:36 / July 28, 2019 @ 11:06 pm UTC/GMT. 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 198.98 km (124 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 71.9464° East, latitude 37.3322° North, depth = 198.98 km. Event id: us60004wvf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004wvf. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:06:36 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter).
Close 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 Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim, Khandūd (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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