Earthquake details

Monday, October 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, October 23, 1978 at 08:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 78.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.964 and latitude 36.483.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 185.0 km
Coordinates 36.483, 70.964
UTC time 1978-10-23 08:07:31.600
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-23

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