M4.5 earthquake 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Wed, May 19, 1982, 3:53 AM GMT+4:30 (23:23 UTC), 217 km (135 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-18 23:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 217.2 km (135.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.415° N, 70.807° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.766 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16200 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.124 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16189 days ago · 218 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.455 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16174 days ago · 219 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.655 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16170 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.763 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 16167 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.231 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16164 days ago · 84 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.229 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16163 days ago · 231 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.019 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16150 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mdk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.