A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Khorugh in Tajikistan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rs4y. Id of event: us6000rs4y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 187.016 km (116 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/25 / 2025-12-03 05:30:07 / December 3, 2025 @ 5:30 am. Exact location of event, depth 187.016 km, 72.1989° East, 37.8111° North. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:30:07 / 5:30 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khorugh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 67 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan.
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