A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 198.124 km (123 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 72.167° East, 37.4769° North, depth 198.124 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/08/24 / 2024-08-28 13:07:19 / August 28, 2024 @ 1:07 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:07:19 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000nn7g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nn7g.
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 54 km E of Khorugh, Tajikistan.
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