Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 4, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, August 4, 1971 at 00:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 81.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.808 and latitude 36.412.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 201.6 km
Coordinates 36.412, 70.808
UTC time 1971-08-04 00:24:37.630
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-04

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