A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000r1m2. Event ids that are associated: us6000r1m2. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 108.298 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 71.3427 East, latitude 37.1119 North, depth = 108.298 km. The temblor was picked up at 17:35:07 / 5:35 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/08/25 / 2025-08-16 17:35:07 / August 16, 2025 @ 5:35 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd, Fayzabad, Jurm (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three 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 quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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