A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Farkhār in Afghanistan on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.402 km (69 miles). Global time and date of event 17/06/25 / 2025-06-17 16:49:06 / June 17, 2025 @ 4:49 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qkux. Id of event: us6000qkux. Exact location, longitude 70.402° East, latitude 36.1051° North, depth = 111.402 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:49:06 / 4:49 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jurm, Pārūn, Farkhār (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Farkhār (c. 10 500 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Pārūn (c. 1 000 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 twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 71 km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan.
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