Earthquake details

Friday, December 11, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, December 11, 1998 at 20:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 77.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.021 and latitude 36.514.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 222.5 km
Coordinates 36.514, 71.021
UTC time 1998-12-11 20:16:24.040
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-11

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