A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.2676 East, latitude 36.5658 North, depth = 219.59 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 219.59 km (136 miles). Global time and date of event 09/04/20 / 2020-04-09 19:51:36 / April 9, 2020 @ 7:51 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:21:36 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70008spr. Event ids that are associated: us70008spr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim (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 thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 27 km WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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