Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 8, 1970 at 23:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shibirghān (Afghanistan - AF), about 53.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.011 and latitude 37.104.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 37.104, 66.011
UTC time 1970-07-08 23:13:27.760
Location Balkh
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-08

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