A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Khandūd in Afghanistan on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000pmfs. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pmfs. Exact location, longitude 72.2929° East, latitude 37.5143° North, depth = 202.067 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 202.067 km (126 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:22:03 / 2:22 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/25 / 2025-01-26 14:22:03 / January 26, 2025 @ 2:22 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (41 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khorugh, Khandūd.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 62 km N of Khandūd, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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