A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude 71.1059° East, latitude 36.6851° North, depth = 215.122 km. Event id: us6000myhl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000myhl. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/05/24 / 2024-05-14 10:38:27 / May 14, 2024 @ 10:38 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 215.122 km (134 miles). The temblor was picked up at 10:38:27 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham. Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 31 km (19 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 five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 31 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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