A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 114.73 km (71 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:02:51 / 1:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 114.73 km, 71.882° East, 37.4002° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/01/21 / 2021-01-02 13:02:51 / January 2, 2021 @ 1:02 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000d50i. Event ids that are associated: us6000d50i.
The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim, Khandūd.
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 seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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