Earthquake details

Friday, January 19, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, January 19, 1973 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ghazni (Afghanistan - AF), about 94.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.347 and latitude 32.712.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 32.712, 68.347
UTC time 1973-01-19 15:10:02.100
Location Ghazni
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-19

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