Earthquake details

Saturday, January 23, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 04:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 84.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.351 and latitude 36.668.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 94.9 km
Coordinates 36.668, 71.351
UTC time 2016-01-23 04:54:11.320
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-01-23

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