A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 128.419 km, 71.5114° East, 37.2314° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000mzz4. Event ids that are associated: us6000mzz4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 04:26:45 / May 21, 2024 @ 4:26 am. The temblor was detected at 04:26:45 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 128.419 km (80 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Khandūd, Jurm. Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 28 km S of Khorugh, Tajikistan.
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