Earthquake details

Friday, April 2, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, April 2, 1965 at 22:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Balkh (Afghanistan - AF), about 10.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.810 and latitude 36.819.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.819, 66.810
UTC time 1965-04-02 22:26:45.510
Location Balkh
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-04-02

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