A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Ashk?sham in Afghanistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000a74r. Event ids that are associated: us6000a74r. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 223.25 km (139 miles). The temblor was picked up at 10:49:19 / 10:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 71.354 East, latitude 36.5997 North, depth = 223.25 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/06/20 / 2020-06-06 10:49:19 / June 6, 2020 @ 10:49 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Fayzabad, Jurm (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 19 km (11 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 94 km (59 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 one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 18 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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