M4.2 earthquake 78 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 78 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan on Tue, May 26, 1981, 8:26 AM GMT+7 (01:26 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 67 km E of Khorugh, Tajikistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-26 01:26:32 UTC
- Depth
- 161.8 km (100.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 37.641° N, 72.526° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dvj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.