Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 22, 1912 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, May 22, 1912 at 23:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 84.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.653 and latitude 36.360.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 205.0 km
Coordinates 36.360, 70.653
UTC time 1912-05-22 23:08:20.710
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1912-05-22

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