A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Farkhār in Afghanistan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/05/25 / 2025-05-27 14:09:31 / May 27, 2025 @ 2:09 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:09:31 / 2:09 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 197.136 km (122 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000q1se. Event ids that are associated: us7000q1se. Exact location, longitude 70.3733° East, latitude 36.5637° North, depth = 197.136 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rustāq, Taloqan, Fayzabad (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km E of Farkhār, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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