M5.2 earthquake 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Tue, Apr 28, 1981, 10:24 PM GMT+4:30 (17:54 UTC), 197 km (122 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 54 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-28 17:54:17 UTC
- Depth
- 197.0 km (122.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.417° N, 70.896° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.354 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16579 days ago · 229 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.647 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16543 days ago · 209 km deep · 2 km away
Before
- 4.730 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16590 days ago · 226 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.952 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16591 days ago · 207 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.475 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 16594 days ago · 142 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.413 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16602 days ago · 187 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.242 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16611 days ago · 191 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.034 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16612 days ago · 204 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dej (also filed as gcmt19810428175417, iscgem628896). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.