Earthquake details

Saturday, April 27, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, April 27, 1991 at 09:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 73.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.555 and latitude 36.461.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 208.9 km
Coordinates 36.461, 70.555
UTC time 1991-04-27 09:51:11.940
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-04-27

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