Earthquake details

Friday, October 21, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, October 21, 2005 at 08:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chaman (Afghanistan - AF), about 156.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.550 and latitude 31.961.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.961, 67.550
UTC time 2005-10-21 08:03:59.150
Location Kandahar
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-21

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