Earthquake details

Friday, October 9, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, October 9, 1987 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 100.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.276 and latitude 36.402.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 104.4 km
Coordinates 36.402, 71.276
UTC time 1987-10-09 01:13:49.280
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-09

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