Earthquake details

Thursday, May 15, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, May 15, 1969 at 20:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jalalabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 37.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.826 and latitude 34.556.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 34.556, 70.826
UTC time 1969-05-15 20:39:49.010
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-05-15

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