M4.8 earthquake central Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in central Afghanistan on Wed, Jan 10, 1973, 7:32 AM GMT+4:30 (03:02 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 17 km SSW of Zargh?n Shahr, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-10 03:02:32 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.641° N, 68.332° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.810 km SW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 19605 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.514 km SSW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 19605 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.415 km W of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 19604 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.017 km SSW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 19604 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.