A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/08/24 / 2024-08-17 22:51:58 / August 17, 2024 @ 10:51 pm. Exact location, longitude 71.0467° East, latitude 36.6619° North, depth = 187.919 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7pp. Id of event: us7000n7pp. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:51:58 / 10:51 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 187.919 km (117 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham. Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 29 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan.
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