Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 11, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, May 11, 1966 at 01:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kabul (Afghanistan - AF), about 59.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.817 and latitude 34.548.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.548, 69.817
UTC time 1966-05-11 01:53:57.290
Location Kabul
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-11

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