A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Taloqan in Afghanistan. Exact location, longitude 69.4086° East, latitude 36.4129° North, depth = 39.46 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/19 / 2019-08-21 20:10:50 / August 21, 2019 @ 8:10 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 39.46 km (25 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:40:50 / 12:40 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700056qp. Id of event: us700056qp.
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Pul-e Khumrī (c. 56 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Nahrīn (c. 22 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Panj, Rustāq.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 37 km SSW of Taloqan, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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