A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:05:14 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p6wx. Id of event: us6000p6wx. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/11/24 / 2024-11-22 01:05:14 / November 22, 2024 @ 1:05 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 99.424 km (62 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 71.3222° East, 36.4307° North, depth 99.424 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Event epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jurm, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham.
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 seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 33 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan.
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