A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mu5h. Unique identifier: us7000mu5h. Exact location of earthquake, 71.2301° East, 36.2305° North, depth 91.043 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 91.043 km (57 miles). The temblor was picked up at 19:03:36 / 7:03 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/06/24 / 2024-06-23 19:03:36 / June 23, 2024 @ 7:03 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jurm, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 57 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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