A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Farkh?r in Afghanistan on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/06/20 / 2020-06-18 05:25:46 / June 18, 2020 @ 5:25 am. Exact location, longitude 70.1486° East, latitude 36.5339° North, depth = 219.2 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 219.2 km (136 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000adyg. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000adyg. The temblor was reported at 05:25:46 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (37 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ārt Khwājah (c. 18 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ārt Khwājah, Fayzabad, Rustāq.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 26 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan.
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