Earthquake details

Friday, April 3, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, April 3, 1998 at 12:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jalalabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 22.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.674 and latitude 34.516.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 72.9 km
Coordinates 34.516, 70.674
UTC time 1998-04-03 12:56:41.280
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-04-03

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