A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 199 km (124 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mvx5. Unique identifier: us6000mvx5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/05/24 / 2024-05-03 05:53:49 / May 3, 2024 @ 5:53 am. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:53:49 / 5:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 70.7238 East, latitude 36.4596 North, depth = 199 km.
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ishqoshim, Farkhār, Ashkāsham. Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eleven 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 46 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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