Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 100 km northeast of Murghab, Tajikistan
4.3 quake 7 May 4:11 pm (GMT +8)

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, was reported only 28 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 50 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 4:11 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Murghab (pop. 10,800) located 100 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 7 May 2021 4:11 pm (GMT +8) local time (7 May 2021 08:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 38.48°N / 75.04°E (Xinjiang, Tajikistan)
Primary data source: NCS
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