A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan in Afghanistan. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:00:56 / 7:00 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 earthquake, 70.7402° East, 36.409° North, depth 203.08 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70005bhm. Unique identifier: us70005bhm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 203.08 km (126 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/09/19 / 2019-09-03 14:30:56 / September 3, 2019 @ 2:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishqoshim, Farkhār, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 42 km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan.
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