M4.6 earthquake 22 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 22 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan on Fri, May 14, 1982, 7:43 PM GMT+7 (12:43 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 63 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-14 12:43:02 UTC
- Depth
- 58.2 km (36.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.679° N, 71.286° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.549 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16197 days ago · 217 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.455 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16164 days ago · 219 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.763 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 16157 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.231 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16154 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.229 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16153 days ago · 231 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mac. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.