A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan on Thursday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:38:52 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 73.3819° East, 38.0851° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/03/25 / 2025-03-20 08:38:52 / March 20, 2025 @ 8:38 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pzyh. Unique identifier: us6000pzyh.
Nearby country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (32 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murghob.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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