A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Farkhār in Afghanistan on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 69.6184 East, latitude 36.2792 North, depth = 122.276 km. Event id: us7000mraa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mraa. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.276 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/06/24 / 2024-06-09 04:57:54 / June 9, 2024 @ 4:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:57:54 / 4:57 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ārt Khwājah, Pul-e Khumrī, Kunduz (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Pul-e Khumrī (c. 56 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Nahrīn (c. 22 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 39 km SSW of Farkhār, Afghanistan.
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