Earthquake details

Sunday, September 16, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday, September 16, 1984 at 17:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 76.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.622 and latitude 36.434.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 201.5 km
Coordinates 36.434, 70.622
UTC time 1984-09-16 17:45:23.590
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-09-16

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