Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 70.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.851 and latitude 36.526.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 193.7 km
Coordinates 36.526, 70.851
UTC time 2018-01-31 07:07:00.290
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2018-01-31

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Afghanistan · 2026-09-22 11:29 UTC
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Afghanistan · 2026-09-18 12:07 UTC
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Afghanistan · 2026-09-03 21:58 UTC
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