A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan. 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: 21/04/24 / 2024-04-21 13:42:34 / April 21, 2024 @ 1:42 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:42:34 / 1:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 203.122 km (126 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mdne. Unique identifier: us7000mdne. Exact location of event, depth 203.122 km, 72.1504° East, 37.5036° North.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). 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 six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six 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 earthquakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 52 km E of Khorugh, Tajikistan.
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