Earthquake details

Thursday, September 26, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, September 26, 1968 at 00:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khōst (Afghanistan - AF), about 44.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.956 and latitude 33.739.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.3 km
Coordinates	33.739, 69.956
UTC time	1968-09-26 00:46:13.240

Location	Khōst
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khōst	44.6 km
Gardez	69.5 km
Jalalabad	89.1 km
Bannu	103.3 km
Hangu	104.8 km
Kabul	113.7 km
Paghmān	132.3 km
Kohat	139.5 km
Ghazni	143.7 km
Peshawar	152.9 km
Lakki	154.3 km
Shabqadar	156.8 km

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