Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 22, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, August 22, 1984 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.487 and latitude 36.118.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 136.6 km
Coordinates 36.118, 70.487
UTC time 1984-08-22 18:00:54.050
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-22

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