A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/08/19 / 2019-08-26 23:30:39 / August 26, 2019 @ 11:30 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 72.2334 East, latitude 37.5521 North, depth = 211.87 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 211.87 km (132 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 04:30:39 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700058l2. Id of event: us700058l2.
Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (38 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 48 km NE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan.
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