A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/01/25 / 2025-01-19 17:28:42 / January 19, 2025 @ 5:28 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 152.77 km (95 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:28:42 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 152.77 km, 71.774° East, 37.2422° North. Id of earthquake: us6000pl3q. Event ids that are associated: us6000pl3q.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim, Khandūd. Close 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 one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 33 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan.
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