Earthquake details

Saturday, August 27, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 05:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.746 and latitude 36.365.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 215.0 km
Coordinates 36.365, 70.746
UTC time 2005-08-27 05:05:19.530
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-27

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