Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, December 10, 1974 at 01:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 74.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.479 and latitude 36.457.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 204.0 km
Coordinates 36.457, 70.479
UTC time 1974-12-10 01:41:05.900
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-12-10

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