Earthquake details

Monday, August 9, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, August 9, 1993 at 12:42 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 86.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.868 and latitude 36.379.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 214.5 km
Coordinates 36.379, 70.868
UTC time 1993-08-09 12:42:48.190
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1993-08-09

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