Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 9 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 9 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Fri, Jun 16, 1978, 8:34 PM GMT+4:30 (16:04 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 79 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1978-06-16 16:04:47 UTC
Depth
82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.784° N, 70.852° 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

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 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.667 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 17639 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.451 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17637 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.075 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17631 days ago · 171 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.641 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17627 days ago · 203 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.649 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17619 days ago · 219 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.337 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17608 days ago · 196 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.419 km WSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 17606 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.867 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17606 days ago · 133 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.821 km SE of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 17603 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.252 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17603 days ago · 245 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.820 km S of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 17602 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 5.279 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 17597 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.444 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17595 days ago · 251 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.428 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17592 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 5.237 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17590 days ago · 220 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.174 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17585 days ago · 139 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.863 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17585 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.544 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17645 days ago · 200 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.321 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17649 days ago · 178 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.236 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17652 days ago · 213 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.522 km WSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17654 days ago · 153 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.237 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17659 days ago · 213 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.042 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17663 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.719 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17665 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.269 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17672 days ago · 230 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v3a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.