Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 2, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, June 2, 1931 at 17:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khōst (Afghanistan - AF), about 44.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.609 and latitude 33.033.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.033, 69.609
UTC time	1931-06-02 17:36:52.790

Location	Khōst
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1931-06-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khōst	44.8 km
Gardez	72.2 km
Bannu	93.0 km
Tank	116.3 km
Ghazni	124.8 km
Lakki	130.8 km
Hangu	146.0 km
Kabul	171.3 km
Shorkot	172.7 km
Jalalabad	173.6 km
Dera Ismail Khan	180.7 km
Kohat	181.8 km

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