A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pfc9. Id of event: us7000pfc9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:50:03 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/02/25 / 2025-02-21 22:50:03 / February 21, 2025 @ 10:50 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 71.3192° East, 36.3528° North, depth 126.348 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 126.348 km (79 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Event epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jurm, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 41 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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