Earthquake details

Thursday, October 3, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, October 3, 1985 at 18:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khorugh (Afghanistan - AF), about 110.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.604 and latitude 36.500.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 80.0 km
Coordinates 36.500, 71.604
UTC time 1985-10-03 18:07:38.210
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-03

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