A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan in Afghanistan. Unique identifier: us1000dyx6. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dyx6. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:02:25 / 11:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 18:32:25 / May 5, 2018 @ 6:32 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 165.83 km (103 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 165.83 km, 70.5156° East, 36.2124° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jurm, Farkhār (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 30 km NW of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan.
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