Earthquake details

Monday, August 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, August 6, 1973 at 01:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 62.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.130 and latitude 36.442.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 222.0 km
Coordinates 36.442, 70.130
UTC time 1973-08-06 01:17:55.100
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-06

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