A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Khandūd in Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 227.633 km (141 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 19:31:56 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qdvq. Id of event: us7000qdvq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 227.633 km, 71.932° East, 37.0962° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/07/25 / 2025-07-19 19:31:56 / July 19, 2025 @ 7:31 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ashkāsham, Khorugh, Ishqoshim (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 37 km WNW of Khandūd, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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