A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Khandūd in Afghanistan on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 22:25:37 / 10:25 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 211.104 km (131 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/01/25 / 2025-01-13 22:25:37 / January 13, 2025 @ 10:25 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 72.2519° East, 37.3359° North, depth 211.104 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pjtx. Id of event: us6000pjtx.
Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishqoshim, Khorugh, Khandūd (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km N of Khandūd, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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