A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Ashkasham in Afghanistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 98.67 km (61 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:19:53 / 5:19 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 16/04/20 / 2020-04-16 00:49:53 / April 16, 2020 @ 12:49 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008x8a. Id of event: us70008x8a. Exact location, longitude 71.5159° East, latitude 36.566° North, depth = 98.67 km.
Epicenter of the event was 20 km (12 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). 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, Jurm, Ishqoshim.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, 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 nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 13 km S of Ashkasham, Afghanistan.
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