Earthquake details

Saturday, September 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 05:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 76.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.934 and latitude 36.487.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 191.5 km
Coordinates 36.487, 70.934
UTC time 2008-09-06 05:47:39.910
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-06

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