A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/02/20 / 2020-02-03 16:11:16 / February 3, 2020 @ 4:11 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 191.29 km (119 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us60007ngv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007ngv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 72.1225° East, 37.4583° North, depth 191.29 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:11:16 / 9:11 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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: 34 km NE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan.
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