A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Murghob in Tajikistan on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 74.6255° East, latitude 37.815° North, depth = 124.736 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 124.736 km (78 miles). Global time and date of event 09/10/25 / 2025-10-09 07:37:28 / October 9, 2025 @ 7:37 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 07:37:28 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rfse. Unique identifier: us6000rfse.
Nearby country/countries, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Murghob (c. 10 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murghob.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 70 km SE of Murghob, Tajikistan.
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