A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Pārūn in Afghanistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/12/24 / 2024-12-29 17:35:39 / December 29, 2024 @ 5:35 pm. Exact location of event, depth 93.226 km, 70.8359° East, 36.0792° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pgbm. Id of event: us6000pgbm. The epicenter was at a depth of 93.226 km (58 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:35:39 / 5:35 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Pārūn (c. 1 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ashkāsham, Jurm, Pārūn.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 73 km N of Pārūn, Afghanistan.
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