M4.9 earthquake 44 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 44 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Thu, Sep 2, 1982, 2:33 PM GMT+4:30 (10:03 UTC), 210 km (131 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-02 10:03:48 UTC
- Depth
- 210.3 km (130.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.498° N, 70.622° 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 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.134 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16085 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.938 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16078 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.629 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16054 days ago · 221 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.454 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16050 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.034 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16050 days ago · 222 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.358 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16043 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 4.747 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16102 days ago · 206 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.131 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16112 days ago · 216 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.557 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 16119 days ago · 220 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.839 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16124 days ago · 139 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.122 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16127 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pcd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.