Earthquake details

Saturday, October 1, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, October 1, 1966 at 07:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asadābād (Afghanistan - AF), about 21.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.971 and latitude 34.749.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.749, 70.971
UTC time 1966-10-01 07:38:29.200
Location Asadābād
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-01

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