Earthquake details

Monday, March 3, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, March 3, 1975 at 09:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 86.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.859 and latitude 36.375.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 201.0 km
Coordinates 36.375, 70.859
UTC time 1975-03-03 09:48:23.800
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-03

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Afghanistan · 2026-10-09 11:39 UTC
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M 4.8
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Afghanistan · 2026-10-04 20:27 UTC
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M 4.4
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-09-22 11:29 UTC
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M 4.2
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-09-18 12:07 UTC
20.0 km
M 4.3
Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-09-03 21:58 UTC
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M 4.4
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Afghanistan · 2026-09-01 18:51 UTC
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