Earthquake details

Thursday, December 20, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, December 20, 1984 at 11:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 100.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.401 and latitude 36.169.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 154.8 km
Coordinates 36.169, 70.401
UTC time 1984-12-20 11:17:30.850
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-20

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