Earthquake details

Friday, September 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, September 9, 1977 at 21:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 88.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.259 and latitude 36.535.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 97.0 km
Coordinates 36.535, 71.259
UTC time 1977-09-09 21:05:12.500
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-09

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