Earthquake details

Friday, March 4, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, March 4, 1949 at 10:19 UTC with a magnitude of 7.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 62.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.698 and latitude 36.563.

Magnitude 7.5
Alert Extreme
Depth 228.7 km
Coordinates 36.563, 70.698
UTC time 1949-03-04 10:19:31.060
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1949-03-04

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