Earthquake details

Monday, February 24, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, February 24, 1986 at 00:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 111.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.479 and latitude 36.086.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 77.1 km
Coordinates 36.086, 70.479
UTC time 1986-02-24 00:27:29.370
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-02-24

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