A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Qalat in Afghanistan. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:51:28 / 11:51 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us60004v0t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004v0t. Global time and date of event 24/07/19 / 2019-07-24 19:21:28 / July 24, 2019 @ 7:21 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 16.23 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 66.6225° East, 32.3334° North, depth 16.23 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tarinkot, Uruzgān, Qalāt (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Uruzgān (c. 13 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Qalāt (c. 12 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Tarinkot (c. 10 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 36 km NW of Qalat, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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