Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 10, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 10, 1983 at 19:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 60.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.130 and latitude 36.476.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 218.3 km
Coordinates 36.476, 70.130
UTC time 1983-05-10 19:05:19.440
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-10

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