Earthquake details

Monday, September 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, September 3, 1990 at 02:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 79.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.671 and latitude 36.409.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 201.6 km
Coordinates 36.409, 70.671
UTC time 1990-09-03 02:40:59.110
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-03

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