Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 19, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 19, 1959 at 15:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ghazni (Afghanistan - AF), about 58.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.183 and latitude 33.068.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	33.068, 68.183
UTC time	1959-05-19 15:17:46.950

Location	Ghazni
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ghazni	58.4 km
Gardez	113.5 km
Khōst	164.6 km
Paghmān	183.5 km
Kabul	186.5 km
Bāmyān	197.9 km
Nīlī	204.2 km
Bannu	226.1 km
Zhob	226.3 km
Tank	226.9 km
Charikar	235.0 km
Jalalabad	258.8 km

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