A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan. Exact location of event, depth 229.228 km, 71.2919° East, 36.5634° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mxsx. Id of event: us7000mxsx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:50:53 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 229.228 km (142 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/07/24 / 2024-07-08 15:50:53 / July 8, 2024 @ 3:50 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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: 25 km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan.
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