A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 71.6191 East, latitude 37.6757 North, depth = 42.946 km. Event id: us6000nn17. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nn17. Global time and date of event 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 07:29:08 / August 27, 2024 @ 7:29 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 07:29:08 / 7:29 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.946 km (27 miles).
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, Khorugh. Epicenter of the event was 21 km (13 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 21 km NNE of Khorugh, Tajikistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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