A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Karakenja in Tajikistan. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 23:24:37 / April 21, 2020 @ 11:24 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 71.5408° East, 39.3396° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700091dv. Id of event: us700091dv. The temblor was detected at 04:24:37 / 4:24 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Kyrgyzstan (c. 5 509 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop). Event epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Khaydarkan (c. 11 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Shohimardon (c. 5 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shohimardon, Khaydarkan (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km N of Karakenja, Tajikistan.
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