A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Ishqoshim in Tajikistan on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 71.5652° East, 36.8005° North, depth 194.673 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/07/24 / 2024-07-13 16:18:29 / July 13, 2024 @ 4:18 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 194.673 km (121 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:18:29 / 4:18 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mz2u. Unique identifier: us7000mz2u.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khorugh, Khandūd, Jurm. Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 9 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan.
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