Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, October 30, 1991 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 88.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.358 and latitude 36.623.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 173.3 km
Coordinates 36.623, 71.358
UTC time 1991-10-30 16:01:38.370
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-30

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