M4.8 earthquake 49 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 49 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan on Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 7:01 PM GMT+7 (12:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 61 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-18 12:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.396° N, 72.360° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.345 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16095 days ago · 152 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.342 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 16070 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.461 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16064 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.779 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16064 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.761 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.737 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16057 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.940 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16055 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p47 (also filed as iscgem593986, iscgemsup593986). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.