Earthquake details

Thursday, August 8, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 00:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taloqan (Afghanistan - AF), about 52.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.057 and latitude 36.527.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 226.0 km
Coordinates 36.527, 70.057
UTC time 2019-08-08 00:45:26.713
Location Khanabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-08-08

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