A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Gazli in Uzbekistan. Event id: us6000plqu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plqu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 63.1659 East, latitude 40.2818 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 00:44:55 / 12:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/25 / 2025-01-23 00:44:55 / January 23, 2025 @ 12:44 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Seydi, Gazli. Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Seydi (c. 17 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Gazli (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Turkmenistan (c. 4 941 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 29 km NW of Gazli, Uzbekistan.
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