Earthquake details

Saturday, February 14, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, February 14, 1998 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 96.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.105 and latitude 36.358.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 218.9 km
Coordinates 36.358, 71.105
UTC time 1998-02-14 00:08:07.820
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-14

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