Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, September 5, 1974 at 18:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.892 and latitude 36.490.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 173.0 km
Coordinates 36.490, 70.892
UTC time 1974-09-05 18:33:25.300
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-09-05

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