A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 71.2587° East, latitude 37.2868° North, depth = 97.61 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.61 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 01:00:31 / December 22, 2024 @ 1:00 am. Id of earthquake: us7000p0na. Event ids that are associated: us7000p0na. The temblor was picked up at 01:00:31 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 34 km SW of Khorugh, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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