Earthquake details

Friday, April 26, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, April 26, 1974 at 23:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāzārak (Afghanistan - AF), about 91.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.179 and latitude 35.938.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 80.0 km
Coordinates 35.938, 70.179
UTC time 1974-04-26 23:00:08.100
Location Bāzārak
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-26

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