Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 25 km east of Ishqoshim, Afghanistan

Just 19 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Monday, August 8th, 2022, at 9:30 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 140 km below the surface.
The event was filed by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ishqoshim (pop. 26,000) located 25 km from the epicenter, Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100) 32 km away, and Khandūd (pop. 5,500) 45 km away. In Khorugh (pop. 30,000, 90 km away), Khorugh (pop. 30,000, 90 km away), and Jurm (pop. 12,100, 95 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 8, 2022 9:30 am (GMT +5) local time (8 Aug 2022 04:30 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 140.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.73°N / 71.89°E (Gorno-Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Primary data source: NCS