A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/11/24 / 2024-11-14 13:07:31 / November 14, 2024 @ 1:07 pm. The temblor was detected at 13:07:31 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 189.026 km, 70.8411° East, 36.5261° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 189.026 km (117 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: us7000nrqj. Id of event: us7000nrqj.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (43 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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