A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:24:04 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/10/24 / 2024-10-14 07:24:04 / October 14, 2024 @ 7:24 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 217.104 km (135 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 71.238 East, latitude 36.6611 North, depth = 217.104 km. Event id: us6000nyj9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nyj9.
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 26 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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