Earthquake details

Saturday, March 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, March 23, 1991 at 00:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 85.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.682 and latitude 36.353.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 214.5 km
Coordinates 36.353, 70.682
UTC time 1991-03-23 00:36:44.900
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-23

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