A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Daroot-Korgon in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:31:20 / 10:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/25 / 2025-08-26 10:31:20 / August 26, 2025 @ 10:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 72.0451° East, 39.5071° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qqzt. Id of event: us7000qqzt.

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Quvasoy, Iradan, Kyzyl-Kyya. Nearby country/countries, Kyrgyzstan (c. 5 509 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Quvasoy (c. 32 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Kyzyl-Kyya (c. 32 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Iradan (c. 26 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Khaydarkan (c. 11 900 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Shohimardon (c. 5 100 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 14 km WSW of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan.

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