Earthquake details

Saturday, June 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 19:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 69.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.234 and latitude 36.474.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 222.9 km
Coordinates 36.474, 70.234
UTC time 2008-06-21 19:52:16.840
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-06-21

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Afghanistan · 2026-08-29 19:53 UTC
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Afghanistan · 2026-07-25 16:56 UTC
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Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-07-01 17:57 UTC
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Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-06-24 17:53 UTC
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Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-06-03 00:56 UTC
45.2 km
M 4.8
Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-06-02 04:02 UTC
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Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-30 04:57 UTC
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