Earthquake details

Sunday, March 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday, March 3, 2002 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 69.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.482 and latitude 36.502.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 225.6 km
Coordinates 36.502, 70.482
UTC time 2002-03-03 12:08:19.740
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2002-03-03

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