Earthquake details

Friday, March 8, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, March 8, 1974 at 01:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gardez (Afghanistan - AF), about 57.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.376 and latitude 33.100.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.100, 69.376
UTC time	1974-03-08 01:48:41.700

Location	Gardez
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gardez	57.1 km
Khōst	57.3 km
Ghazni	102.2 km
Bannu	115.3 km
Tank	136.3 km
Lakki	153.8 km
Kabul	160.1 km
Hangu	163.8 km
Paghmān	170.2 km
Jalalabad	178.1 km
Shorkot	193.4 km
Zhob	196.0 km

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