Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 09:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.731 and latitude 36.453.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 199.5 km
Coordinates 36.453, 70.731
UTC time 2018-01-14 09:19:29.720
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-14

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