Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 28, 1948 at 15:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aībak (Afghanistan - AF), about 19.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.829 and latitude 36.176.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 36.176, 67.829
UTC time 1948-01-28 15:51:20.660
Location Aībak
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-01-28

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