A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Karakenja in Tajikistan on Friday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:40:50 / 5:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 29.7 km, 71.487° East, 39.434° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.7 km (18 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/17 / 2017-12-29 12:40:50 / December 29, 2017 @ 12:40 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bxn6. Id of event: us1000bxn6.
Earthquake epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Khaydarkan (c. 11 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Batken (c. 10 200 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Shohimardon (c. 5 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Batken, Shohimardon, Khaydarkan. Close country/countries that might be effected, Kyrgyzstan (c. 5 509 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
Did you feel anything?
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. 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: 22 km N of Karakenja, Tajikistan.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply