A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Istaravshan in Tajikistan on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 69.0635 East, latitude 40.0989 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:58:23 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/11/25 / 2025-11-05 05:58:23 / November 5, 2025 @ 5:58 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000rlln. Event ids that are associated: us6000rlln.
Close country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Khŭjand (c. 144 900 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Bekobod (c. 86 300 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Guliston (c. 53 400 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Istaravshan (c. 52 900 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Yangiyer (c. 32 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Piskent (c. 27 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Piskent, Sirdaryo, Bŭka.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 21 km NNE of Istaravshan, Tajikistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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