A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Pārūn in Afghanistan on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 101.689 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 101.689 km, 70.8049° East, 35.9601° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nntg. Unique identifier: us6000nntg. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/24 / 2024-08-31 03:05:27 / August 31, 2024 @ 3:05 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:05:27 / 3:05 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pārūn. Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Pārūn (c. 1 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km N of Pārūn, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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