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

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