A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:43:41 / 12:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 73.6981 East, latitude 38.45 North, depth = 129.332 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.332 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/25 / 2025-08-19 12:43:41 / August 19, 2025 @ 12:43 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000r21p. Unique identifier: us6000r21p.
Event epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop). Close country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Murghob (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 38 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan.
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