Earthquake details

Saturday, October 3, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, October 3, 1987 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 106.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.437 and latitude 36.454.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 95.4 km
Coordinates 36.454, 71.437
UTC time 1987-10-03 11:00:05.290
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1987-10-03

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