A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 71.0795 East, latitude 36.4044 North, depth = 226.191 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 226.191 km (141 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 13:19:38 / May 22, 2024 @ 1:19 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n099. Id of event: us6000n099. The temblor was picked up at 13:19:38 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Jurm (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 51 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan.
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