A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Ashkāsham in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, 71.4632° East, 36.73° North, depth 174.58 km. The temblor was detected at 06:03:21 / 6:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 174.58 km (108 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/25 / 2025-02-18 06:03:21 / February 18, 2025 @ 6:03 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000pefx. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pefx.

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fayzabad, Khorugh, Khandūd. Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Fayzabad (c. 44 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Ishqoshim (c. 26 000 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Ashkāsham (c. 12 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Jurm (c. 12 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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