A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 117.295 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:15:30 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000n0yd. Event ids that are associated: us6000n0yd. Exact location of event, depth 117.295 km, 71.2957° East, 36.9616° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 13:15:30 / May 25, 2024 @ 1:15 pm.
The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Fayzabad, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Nearby 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 ten, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 37 km NW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan.
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