Earthquake details

Friday, October 31, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 17:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Pakistan - PK), about 122.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.876 and latitude 36.044.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 101.6 km
Coordinates 36.044, 70.876
UTC time 1997-10-31 17:15:41.390
Location Mingora
Country Pakistan (PK)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-31

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