Earthquake details

Monday, January 29, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, January 29, 1968 at 05:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.451 and latitude 36.448.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 212.0 km
Coordinates 36.448, 70.451
UTC time 1968-01-29 05:00:10.650
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-01-29

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