A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Jarm in Afghanistan on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 98.73 km, 71.2273° East, 37.0492° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98.73 km (61 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 05:40:17 / January 1, 2018 @ 5:40 am. The temblor was reported at 10:10:17 / 10:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000byq5. Event ids that are associated: us1000byq5.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 58 km (36 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Khorugh, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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: 40 km ENE of Jarm, Afghanistan.
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