Earthquake details

Monday, September 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, September 24, 1979 at 08:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 62.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.155 and latitude 36.486.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 222.0 km
Coordinates 36.486, 70.155
UTC time 1979-09-24 08:46:41.600
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-24

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