Earthquake details

Friday, February 28, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, February 28, 1975 at 23:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 73.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.698 and latitude 36.460.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 200.0 km
Coordinates 36.460, 70.698
UTC time 1975-02-28 23:56:36.600
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-02-28

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