Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 22, 1972 at 01:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.560 and latitude 36.443.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 211.1 km
Coordinates 36.443, 70.560
UTC time 1972-02-22 01:14:48.870
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-22

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