A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/11/18 / 2018-11-11 10:50:47 / November 11, 2018 @ 10:50 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hqjz. Unique identifier: us1000hqjz. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:50:47 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 72.183° East, 37.4823° North, depth 199.44 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 199.44 km (124 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 40 km NE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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