A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8vp. Id of event: us7000n8vp. The temblor was reported at 22:47:35 / 10:47 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 198.858 km (124 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 70.5573 East, latitude 36.5888 North, depth = 198.858 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 22:47:35 / August 22, 2024 @ 10:47 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taloqan, Rustāq, Ashkāsham.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 39 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan.
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