M4.8 earthquake 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Apr 11, 1982, 11:49 PM GMT+4:30 (19:19 UTC), 197 km (122 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
- 1982-04-11 19:19:54 UTC
- Depth
- 197.0 km (122.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.409° N, 70.829° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.622 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16202 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.549 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16197 days ago · 217 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.766 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16190 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.124 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16179 days ago · 218 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kna. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.