A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Farkhār in Afghanistan on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 118.369 km, 70.3052° East, 36.0222° North. Id of earthquake: us6000npud. Event ids that are associated: us6000npud. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/09/24 / 2024-09-05 11:52:07 / September 5, 2024 @ 11:52 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 118.369 km (74 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:52:07 / 11:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pārūn, Farkhār (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Pārūn (c. 1 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fifty-four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 73 km SSE of Farkhār, Afghanistan.
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