A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:05:19 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 108.155 km (67 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/08/24 / 2024-08-16 01:05:19 / August 16, 2024 @ 1:05 am. Unique identifier: us7000n7bk. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n7bk. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.3438 East, latitude 37.1828 North, depth = 108.155 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khandūd, Fayzabad, Ashkāsham. Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 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 twelve and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 38 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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