Earthquake details

Thursday, June 14, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, June 14, 1973 at 18:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 81.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.798 and latitude 36.403.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 203.0 km
Coordinates 36.403, 70.798
UTC time 1973-06-14 18:20:29.300
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-06-14

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