A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 86 km ENE of Vanj, Tajikistan (53 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, 72.3503° East, 38.6991° North, depth 51.46 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.46 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/08/16 / 2016-08-04 21:36:45 / August 4, 2016 @ 9:36 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:36:45 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10006c3m. Event ids that are associated: us10006c3m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 86 km ENE of Vanj, Tajikistan.
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