A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/04/18 / 2018-04-20 11:40:04 / April 20, 2018 @ 11:40 am. The temblor was reported at 16:40:04 / 4:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 144.13 km (90 miles). Event id: us1000dp7c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dp7c. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 71.8189 East, latitude 37.1348 North, depth = 144.13 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jurm, Ashkāsham, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km S of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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