A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. The epicenter was at a depth of 100.38 km (62 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.324 East, latitude 36.7944 North, depth = 100.38 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:38:56 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/19 / 2019-11-24 21:08:56 / November 24, 2019 @ 9:08 pm. Id of earthquake: us70006cir. Event ids that are associated: us70006cir. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh, Fayzabad. Epicenter of the event was 75 km (47 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
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 two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 22 km WNW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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