A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Thursday. 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 05:14:01 / 5:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 71.0376° East, latitude 36.4355° North, depth = 176.73 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 176.73 km (110 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n73r. Id of event: us7000n73r. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/08/24 / 2024-08-15 05:14:01 / August 15, 2024 @ 5:14 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 50 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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