Earthquake details

Friday, January 8, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 09:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 67.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.969 and latitude 36.602.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 223.1 km
Coordinates 36.602, 70.969
UTC time 2016-01-08 09:07:09.450
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-01-08

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