Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 34 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Thu, Feb 2, 1978, 5:19 PM GMT+4:30 (12:49 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 23 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-02-02 12:49:50 UTC
Depth
102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
37.099° N, 71.083° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.544 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17758 days ago · 236 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.023 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17755 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.538 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17753 days ago · 88 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.528 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17751 days ago · 216 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.838 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 17751 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.944 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17749 days ago · 210 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.062 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17748 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.741 km ESE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 17747 days ago · 204 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.652 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17731 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.427 km S of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 17712 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.643 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17711 days ago · 200 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.825 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 17773 days ago · 126 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.053 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17776 days ago · 209 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.353 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17781 days ago · 221 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.016 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17789 days ago · 143 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000std. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.