Earthquake details

Saturday, September 28, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, September 28, 1985 at 00:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 105.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.220 and latitude 36.318.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 81.2 km
Coordinates 36.318, 71.220
UTC time 1985-09-28 00:06:24.470
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-28

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