Earthquake details

Monday, April 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, April 18, 1977 at 00:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.778 and latitude 36.454.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 217.0 km
Coordinates 36.454, 70.778
UTC time 1977-04-18 00:13:04.600
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-18

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