Earthquake details

Friday, August 16, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, August 16, 2019 at 02:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 76.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.693 and latitude 36.439.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 207.7 km
Coordinates 36.439, 70.693
UTC time 2019-08-16 02:09:20.364
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-08-16

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