Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 58 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 58 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Wed, Aug 27, 1975, 11:23 PM GMT+4:30 (18:53 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 72 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1975-08-27 18:53:03 UTC
Depth
109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.347° N, 70.952° E
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

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Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.414 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 18637 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.639 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 18630 days ago · 201 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.981 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 18624 days ago · 219 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.475 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 18620 days ago · 125 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.947 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 18615 days ago · 230 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.358 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 18609 days ago · 165 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.644 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 18600 days ago · 198 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.443 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 18597 days ago · 230 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.972 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 18596 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.235 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 18658 days ago · 217 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.442 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 18663 days ago · 182 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.629 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 18663 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.231 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 18675 days ago · 226 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.442 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 18678 days ago · 166 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cmp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.