Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 6, 1973 at 15:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 88.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.640 and latitude 36.325.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 220.0 km
Coordinates 36.325, 70.640
UTC time 1973-06-06 15:51:17.100
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-06-06

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