A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Imām Şāḩib in Afghanistan on Sunday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:45:07 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 68.9488° East, latitude 37.2106° North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 17/11/24 / 2024-11-17 20:45:07 / November 17, 2024 @ 8:45 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000nsbe. Event ids that are associated: us7000nsbe. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Qŭrghonteppa (c. 65 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Qarāwul (c. 24 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vose’, Abdurahmoni Jomí, Chubek (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 2 km NNE of Imām Şāḩib, Afghanistan.
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