Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 25, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, September 25, 1973 at 13:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 79.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.767 and latitude 36.423.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 200.0 km
Coordinates 36.423, 70.767
UTC time 1973-09-25 13:00:17.800
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-25

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