Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, January 3, 2002 at 07:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 114.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.687 and latitude 36.088.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 129.3 km
Coordinates 36.088, 70.687
UTC time 2002-01-03 07:05:27.670
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-01-03

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