Earthquake details

Monday, January 24, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, January 24, 1966 at 02:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ghazni (Afghanistan - AF), about 138.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.533 and latitude 32.560.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.9 km
Coordinates	32.560, 67.533
UTC time	1966-01-24 02:15:27.380

Location	Ghazni
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ghazni	138.2 km
Nīlī	183.9 km
Gardez	195.6 km
Kandahar	201.6 km
Chaman	209.5 km
Zhob	226.2 km
Khōst	239.3 km
Bāmyān	253.2 km
Paghmān	261.2 km
Loralai	263.9 km
Kabul	266.7 km
Quetta	269.3 km

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