A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan. Exact location of earthquake, 74.0706° East, 38.1307° North, depth 158.973 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/24 / 2024-10-23 01:37:22 / October 23, 2024 @ 1:37 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 158.973 km (99 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:37:22 / 1:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nrcx. Id of event: us7000nrcx.
Nearby country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Murghob. Epicenter of the earthquake was 10 km (6 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 10 km ESE of Murghob, Tajikistan.
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