A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Karakenja in Tajikistan. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/03/25 / 2025-03-12 10:46:59 / March 12, 2025 @ 10:46 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 10:46:59 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 71.6811° East, latitude 39.3341° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us6000pyat. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pyat.

Nearby country/countries, Kyrgyzstan (c. 5 509 000 pop), Uzbekistan (c. 27 866 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Khaydarkan (c. 11 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Shohimardon (c. 5 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khaydarkan, Shohimardon (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourteen 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. Each 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. 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: 17 km NE of Karakenja, Tajikistan.

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