M4.8 earthquake 69 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan on Tue, Jan 2, 1973, 9:25 PM GMT+5 (16:25 UTC), 137 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 70 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-02 16:25:36 UTC
- Depth
- 137.0 km (85.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.085° N, 71.308° 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.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.371 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 19626 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.270 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 19624 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.515 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 19596 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.346 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 19594 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.841 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 19591 days ago · 189 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.466 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 19586 days ago · 114 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.827 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 19584 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.450 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 19581 days ago · 231 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.413 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 19577 days ago · 277 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000000g. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.