Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 23:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 79.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.883 and latitude 36.442.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 186.7 km
Coordinates 36.442, 70.883
UTC time 2009-01-04 23:12:59.290
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-04

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