Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 17, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 03:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ghazni (Afghanistan - AF), about 39.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.109 and latitude 33.320.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.0 km
Coordinates	33.320, 68.109
UTC time	1973-04-17 03:37:48.100

Location	Ghazni
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ghazni	39.0 km
Gardez	108.2 km
Paghmān	161.1 km
Kabul	166.5 km
Khōst	168.5 km
Bāmyān	169.2 km
Nīlī	189.0 km
Charikar	212.4 km
Bannu	235.5 km
Tank	245.7 km
Jalalabad	249.1 km
Zhob	253.8 km

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