A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Friday. The temblor was reported at 16:06:09 / 4:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 70.772° East, latitude 36.5434° North, depth = 116.93 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/09/19 / 2019-09-13 11:36:09 / September 13, 2019 @ 11:36 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us70005ft8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005ft8. The epicenter was at a depth of 116.93 km (73 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 36 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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