A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Khulm in Afghanistan on Friday. Unique identifier: us6000qiif. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qiif. Exact location of event, longitude 68.0963 East, latitude 36.6295 North, depth = 37.077 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 37.077 km (23 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:26:58 / 7:26 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/06/25 / 2025-06-06 19:26:58 / June 6, 2025 @ 7:26 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khanabad, Qarāwul, Mazār-e Sharīf (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Mazār-e Sharīf (c. 303 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Khulm (c. 64 900 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Aībak (c. 47 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 36 km ESE of Khulm, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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