A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Katran in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 41.004 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:53:22 / 10:53 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/11/24 / 2024-11-19 22:53:22 / November 19, 2024 @ 10:53 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 70.0544 East, latitude 39.9113 North, depth = 41.004 km. Id of earthquake: us6000p6g3. Event ids that are associated: us6000p6g3.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bŭston, Istaravshan, Shaydon (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Khŭjand (c. 144 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Bekobod (c. 86 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Istaravshan (c. 52 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Konibodom (c. 50 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Isfara (c. 37 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Beshariq (c. 22 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Questions or comments?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 8 km NNE of Katran, Kyrgyzstan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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