A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. Unique identifier: us700059yv. Ids that are associated to the event: us700059yv. The temblor was picked up at 04:33:04 / 4:33 am (local time epicenter). 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 109.53 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 71.5832° East, latitude 37.2766° North, depth = 109.53 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/08/19 / 2019-08-29 23:33:04 / August 29, 2019 @ 11:33 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Jurm, Khandūd.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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: 21 km W of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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