A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:49:08 / 6:49 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000n97z. Event ids that are associated: us7000n97z. Exact location of event, longitude 71.0217 East, latitude 36.64 North, depth = 219.338 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/08/24 / 2024-08-24 18:49:08 / August 24, 2024 @ 6:49 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 219.338 km (136 miles).
The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 30 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan.
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