Earthquake details

Thursday, April 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 21:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jalalabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 43.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.076 and latitude 34.185.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 5.9 km
Coordinates 34.185, 70.076
UTC time 2009-04-16 21:27:51.300
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-16

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