Earthquake details

Friday, February 24, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, February 24, 1984 at 12:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 81.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.371 and latitude 36.408.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 211.7 km
Coordinates 36.408, 70.371
UTC time 1984-02-24 12:51:29.560
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-24

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