A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan. Exact location of earthquake, 71.1492° East, 36.5033° North, depth 229.22 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 229.22 km (142 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:29:30 / 7:29 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qhyi. Unique identifier: us6000qhyi. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/06/25 / 2025-06-04 19:29:30 / June 4, 2025 @ 7:29 pm.

Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fayzabad, Jurm, Ishqoshim.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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