Earthquake details

Thursday, June 6, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, June 6, 1974 at 19:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 83.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.732 and latitude 36.377.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 214.0 km
Coordinates 36.377, 70.732
UTC time 1974-06-06 19:03:26.000
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-06

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