A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Thursday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:41:10 / 8:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 71.9615° East, latitude 37.147° North, depth = 197.78 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 197.78 km (123 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/07/16 / 2016-07-07 03:41:10 / July 7, 2016 @ 3:41 am. Event id: us100061hs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100061hs.
Epicenter of the event was 53 km (33 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 17 km SE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan.
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