A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Friday. The temblor was detected at 20:06:17 / 8:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 196.754 km (122 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nrkn. Unique identifier: us7000nrkn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 196.754 km, 70.5877° East, 36.661° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/10/24 / 2024-10-25 20:06:17 / October 25, 2024 @ 8:06 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 51 km (31 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishqoshim, Rustāq, Ashkāsham.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 31 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan.
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