Earthquake details

Friday, April 26, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, April 26, 1957 at 02:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 63.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.804 and latitude 36.579.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 200.0 km
Coordinates 36.579, 70.804
UTC time 1957-04-26 02:11:55.040
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-04-26

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