Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 05:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 101.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.472 and latitude 36.547.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 90.7 km
Coordinates 36.547, 71.472
UTC time 2008-08-12 05:25:36.210
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-12

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