Earthquake details

Friday, November 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, November 3, 1972 at 23:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kabul (Afghanistan - AF), about 63.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.684 and latitude 34.152.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.152, 69.684
UTC time 1972-11-03 23:58:00.100
Location Kabul
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-11-03

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