Earthquake details

Thursday, October 3, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, October 3, 1974 at 11:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.731 and latitude 36.454.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 198.0 km
Coordinates 36.454, 70.731
UTC time 1974-10-03 11:11:57.800
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-03

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