Earthquake details

Saturday, March 21, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, March 21, 1998 at 18:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 63.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.133 and latitude 36.433.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 227.8 km
Coordinates 36.433, 70.133
UTC time 1998-03-21 18:22:28.460
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-21

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