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5.0 magnitude earthquake 62 km from Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
1978-02-17 23:18:00 UTC
UTC time:
Friday, February 17, 1978 23:18 PM
Your time:
1978-02-17T23:18:00Z
Magnitude Type:
mb
USGS page:
M 5.0 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
USGS status:
Reviewed by a seismologist
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1978-02-17 23:18:00 UTC
5.0 magnitude, 119 km depth
Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ashkāsham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
5.0 magnitude earthquake
1978-02-17 23:18:00 UTC
at 23:18
February 17, 1978 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.311, 71.005
62.2 km from
Ashkāsham
(39.2 miles)
Depth: 119 km