Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 28, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, October 28, 1964 at 19:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 101.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.167 and latitude 36.339.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 70.9 km
Coordinates 36.339, 71.167
UTC time 1964-10-28 19:35:13.130
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-10-28

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