Earthquake details

Saturday, January 23, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 16:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 103.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.481 and latitude 36.525.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 93.4 km
Coordinates 36.525, 71.481
UTC time 2010-01-23 16:07:42.900
Location Taloqan
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-01-23

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