Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 33 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Aug 12, 1979, 5:41 AM GMT+4:30 (01:11 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 26 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-08-12 01:11:54 UTC
Depth
224.0 km (139.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.588° N, 70.993° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.728 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 17216 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 5.139 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17215 days ago · 196 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.979 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17214 days ago · 238 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.134 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17211 days ago · 195 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 6.126 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17210 days ago · 229 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.644 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17206 days ago · 149 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.828 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 17201 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.079 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 17200 days ago · 239 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.845 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17190 days ago · 209 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.577 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17185 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.933 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17183 days ago · 230 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.328 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17175 days ago · 222 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.668 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17169 days ago · 141 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.541 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 17222 days ago · 204 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.344 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17232 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.941 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17240 days ago · 234 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.330 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17241 days ago · 228 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.840 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 17242 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.510 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 17242 days ago · 171 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.343 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 17243 days ago · 209 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012ca. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.