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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00012hf
USGS usp00012hf

20 Aug 1979, 04:50

26 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.1 mb earthquake at 229 km depth.

Depth229 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan?

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36.479000, 70.134000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00012hf
Coordinates
36.479, 70.134
Network
us
Significance
572