Earthquake details

Saturday, November 20, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, November 20, 1982 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jalalabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 18.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.508 and latitude 34.583.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 25.3 km
Coordinates 34.583, 70.508
UTC time 1982-11-20 07:58:45.260
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-20

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