A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 70.7691 East, latitude 36.535 North, depth = 209.888 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 209.888 km (130 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 12:14:17 / 12:14 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000pyyy. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pyyy. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/05/25 / 2025-05-13 12:14:17 / May 13, 2025 @ 12:14 pm.
Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 67 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Farkhār, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 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 two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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