Earthquake details

Thursday, July 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, July 18, 1985 at 05:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 73.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.781 and latitude 36.481.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 180.4 km
Coordinates 36.481, 70.781
UTC time 1985-07-18 05:47:03.010
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-18

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