A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan. Exact location, longitude 71.8754° East, latitude 37.5793° North, depth = 119.488 km. The temblor was detected at 15:07:40 / 3:07 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000q65m. Event ids that are associated: us6000q65m. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 119.488 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/04/25 / 2025-04-15 15:07:40 / April 15, 2025 @ 3:07 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 80 km (50 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).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 30 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan.
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