Earthquake details

Sunday, March 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday, March 3, 2002 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 77.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.438 and latitude 36.429.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 209.0 km
Coordinates 36.429, 70.438
UTC time 2002-03-03 12:08:07.810
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-03-03

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