A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Danghara in Tajikistan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/02/21 / 2021-02-13 06:13:09 / February 13, 2021 @ 6:13 am. The temblor was detected at 06:13:09 / 6:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 69.3551° East, 37.9368° North, depth 10 km. Event id: us6000djcl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000djcl. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Dushanbe (c. 679 400 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Kŭlob (c. 78 800 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Qŭrghonteppa (c. 65 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vahdat (c. 45 700 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Qarāwul (c. 24 500 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Hisor (c. 24 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Boshkengash (c. 23 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hisor, Ārt Khwājah, Qarāwul (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 17 km S of Danghara, Tajikistan.
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