Earthquake details

Thursday, April 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jalalabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 51.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.056 and latitude 34.106.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 4.0 km
Coordinates 34.106, 70.056
UTC time 2009-04-16 23:42:51.920
Location Kabul
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-16

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