Earthquake details

Friday, December 3, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, December 3, 1965 at 21:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khanabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 45.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.288 and latitude 36.300.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 36.300, 69.288
UTC time 1965-12-03 21:17:38.120
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-12-03

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