M5.1 earthquake 95 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 95 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan on Wed, Feb 4, 1981, 9:52 AM GMT+6 (03:52 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-04 03:52:20 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.577° N, 73.051° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Tajikistan · 16666 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.578 km WSW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 16661 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c1c (also filed as iscgem630837, iscgemsup630837). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.