A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 191.16 km (119 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 22:54:02 / 10:54 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/01/20 / 2020-01-17 18:24:02 / January 17, 2020 @ 6:24 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600079cu. Id of event: us600079cu. Exact location, longitude 70.8456° East, latitude 36.5631° North, depth = 191.16 km.
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 33 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan.
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