Afghanistan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 31 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Thu, Jul 1, 1982, 3:13 PM GMT+4:30 (10:43 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-07-01 10:43:28 UTC
Depth
84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.625° N, 70.640° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.229 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16153 days ago · 231 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.019 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16140 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.365 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 16136 days ago · 282 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.431 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.122 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16121 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.839 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16117 days ago · 139 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.557 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16112 days ago · 220 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.131 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16105 days ago · 216 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.747 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16096 days ago · 206 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.763 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 16157 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.655 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16160 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.455 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16164 days ago · 219 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.124 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16179 days ago · 218 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n7f (also filed as gcmtb070182b, gcmt19820701104328, iscgem594656). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.