Earthquake details

Friday, September 19, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, September 19, 1980 at 09:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 76.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.792 and latitude 36.452.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 210.0 km
Coordinates 36.452, 70.792
UTC time 1980-09-19 09:30:29.900
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-09-19

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