A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pyhz. Id of event: us7000pyhz. The temblor was detected at 02:36:09 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 214.998 km (134 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/05/25 / 2025-05-11 02:36:09 / May 11, 2025 @ 2:36 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.0795 East, latitude 36.7677 North, depth = 214.998 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). 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 Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 24 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan.
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