A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Farkhār in Afghanistan. Exact location, longitude 70.3139° East, latitude 36.5474° North, depth = 198.984 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 198.984 km (124 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/09/24 / 2024-09-17 03:46:05 / September 17, 2024 @ 3:46 am. The temblor was reported at 03:46:05 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000need. Id of event: us7000need.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rustāq, Taloqan, Fayzabad. Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 40 km E of Farkhār, Afghanistan.
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