Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 15, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, November 15, 1921 at 20:36 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 98.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.674 and latitude 36.236.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 240.0 km
Coordinates 36.236, 70.674
UTC time 1921-11-15 20:36:43.370
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1921-11-15

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