M4.7 earthquake 79 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 79 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan on Wed, Sep 29, 1982, 10:53 AM GMT+5 (05:53 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-29 05:53:36 UTC
- Depth
- 58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.205° N, 73.149° E
- Region
- Afghanistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 15 stations |
| 5.08 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.22 |
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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.761 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16074 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.737 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 16068 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayAfghanistan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pwf (also filed as iscgemsup592813). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.