Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 7, 1973 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 110.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.520 and latitude 36.475.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 78.0 km
Coordinates 36.475, 71.520
UTC time 1973-03-07 07:07:38.800
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-07

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