Earthquake details

Friday, July 23, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, July 23, 1993 at 11:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 77.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.416 and latitude 36.437.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 272.0 km
Coordinates 36.437, 70.416
UTC time 1993-07-23 11:50:06.790
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-23

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