A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000qxj6. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qxj6. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:46:44 / 7:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 72.9856° East, 38.0632° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 20/09/25 / 2025-09-20 07:46:44 / September 20, 2025 @ 7:46 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murghob (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 thirty-four 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.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 86 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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