A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Roshtqal’a in Tajikistan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 180.71 km (112 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 72.323 East, latitude 37.6233 North, depth = 180.71 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jd60. Id of event: us2000jd60. The temblor was picked up at 21:10:20 / 9:10 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/02/19 / 2019-02-04 16:10:20 / February 4, 2019 @ 4:10 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khandūd, Khorugh.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 59 km NE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan.
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