Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 1902 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, October 6, 1902 at 09:15 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 69.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.500 and latitude 36.500.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 200.0 km
Coordinates 36.500, 70.500
UTC time 1902-10-06 09:15:00.000
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1902-10-06

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