Earthquake details

Friday, September 9, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, September 9, 1988 at 21:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 100.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.381 and latitude 36.483.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 99.1 km
Coordinates 36.483, 71.381
UTC time 1988-09-09 21:12:36.190
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-09

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