M5.1 earthquake 47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 1:52 PM GMT+4:30 (09:22 UTC), 208 km (129 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-01 09:22:37 UTC
- Depth
- 208.0 km (129.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.450° N, 70.705° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.522 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 16390 days ago · 141 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.050 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16374 days ago · 229 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.510 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16359 days ago · 175 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.567 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16352 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.753 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16350 days ago · 137 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001grq (also filed as gcmtb110181a, gcmt19811101092237, iscgem608099). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.