M5.3 earthquake 37 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan on Wed, May 11, 1966, 6:23 AM GMT+4:30 (01:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-05-11 01:53:57 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.548° N, 69.817° E
- Region
- Afghanistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem847372. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.