Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 16, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 02:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 85.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.903 and latitude 36.395.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 196.4 km
Coordinates 36.395, 70.903
UTC time 1966-08-16 02:16:20.450
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-16

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