M4.8 earthquake 32 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Fri, Feb 12, 1982, 10:30 PM GMT+4:30 (18:00 UTC), 234 km (145 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-12 18:00:55 UTC
- Depth
- 234.0 km (145.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.576° N, 70.906° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.544 km ENE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16287 days ago · 192 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.611 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16278 days ago · 289 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.244 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16236 days ago · 180 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.850 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16235 days ago · 197 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jm5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.