A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Khanabad in Afghanistan. The temblor was detected at 17:53:17 / 5:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/11/19 / 2019-11-06 13:23:17 / November 6, 2019 @ 1:23 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700063xa. Id of event: us700063xa. The epicenter was at a depth of 51.34 km (32 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 69.0593 East, latitude 36.4474 North, depth = 51.34 km.
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Pul-e Khumrī (c. 56 400 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Qarāwul (c. 24 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Qarāwul, Panj, (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 26 km S of Khanabad, Afghanistan.
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