Earthquake details

Monday, September 6, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, September 6, 1971 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khōst (Afghanistan - AF), about 33.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.846 and latitude 33.041.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.9 km
Coordinates	33.041, 69.846
UTC time	1971-09-06 00:33:26.560

Location	Khōst
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khōst	33.9 km
Bannu	71.0 km
Gardez	84.6 km
Tank	104.6 km
Lakki	110.8 km
Hangu	125.5 km
Ghazni	144.4 km
Shorkot	158.8 km
Kohat	160.8 km
Jalalabad	164.1 km
Mianwali	165.6 km
Kundian	166.1 km

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