A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Wednesday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:08:48 / 1:08 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 224.108 km (139 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 71.3998 East, latitude 36.5938 North, depth = 224.108 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/09/24 / 2024-09-04 13:08:48 / September 4, 2024 @ 1:08 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000npn0. Event ids that are associated: us6000npn0.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Khandūd, Jurm (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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