Earthquake details

Friday, December 30, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, December 30, 1983 at 23:52 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 84.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.738 and latitude 36.372.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 214.5 km
Coordinates 36.372, 70.738
UTC time 1983-12-30 23:52:39.930
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1983-12-30

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