A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. The epicenter was at a depth of 229.5 km (143 miles). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:34:54 / 11:34 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 229.5 km, 71.2245° East, 36.6976° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/08/19 / 2019-08-04 19:04:54 / August 4, 2019 @ 7:04 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us600050ld. Unique identifier: us600050ld.
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 27 km W of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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