A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 166.76 km (104 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 72.2871 East, latitude 37.676 North, depth = 166.76 km. Id of earthquake: us7000nywv. Event ids that are associated: us7000nywv. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:42:40 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). 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: 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 20:42:40 / December 14, 2024 @ 8:42 pm.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-seven 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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