A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Yovon in Tajikistan on Monday. Exact location, longitude 69.1019° East, latitude 38.1817° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 06:17:08 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q7hp. Id of event: us6000q7hp. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/04/25 / 2025-04-21 06:17:08 / April 21, 2025 @ 6:17 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jilikŭl, Yangī Qal‘ah, Gharavŭtí (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Dushanbe (c. 679 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Kŭlob (c. 78 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Qŭrghonteppa (c. 65 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Vahdat (c. 45 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Tursunzoda (c. 38 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Hisor (c. 24 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 15 km SSE of Yovon, Tajikistan.
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