A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 188.91 km (117 miles). Event id: us70005ddw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005ddw. The temblor was picked up at 14:49:55 / 2:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 70.6588 East, latitude 36.519 North, depth = 188.91 km. Global time and date of event 08/09/19 / 2019-09-08 10:19:55 / September 8, 2019 @ 10:19 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham, Farkhār.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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