A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Jurm in Afghanistan. Event id: us6000rh2h. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rh2h. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 70.9899 East, latitude 36.6287 North, depth = 94.746 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 94.746 km (59 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/10/25 / 2025-10-14 15:23:21 / October 14, 2025 @ 3:23 pm. The temblor was picked up at 15:23:21 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Ishqoshim, Ashkāsham. Epicenter of the event was 65 km (41 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 29 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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