A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Khanabad in Afghanistan on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 22:50:12 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 04/06/24 / 2024-06-04 22:50:12 / June 4, 2024 @ 10:50 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 69.0401 East, latitude 36.4767 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000mqcw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mqcw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aībak, Qarāwul, Panj (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Pul-e Khumrī (c. 56 400 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Aībak (c. 47 800 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Qarāwul (c. 24 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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