A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 22:38:14 / 10:38 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.646 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 71.1396° East, latitude 36.9602° North, depth = 107.646 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/10/24 / 2024-10-27 22:38:14 / October 27, 2024 @ 10:38 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000nnj0. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnj0.
Earthquake epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khorugh, Fayzabad, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 29 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan.
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