M4.1 earthquake 11 km NNE of Pul-e Khumr?, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Pul-e Khumr?, Afghanistan on Wed, Dec 29, 1982, 4:12 AM GMT+4:30 (23:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km N of Nahr?n, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-28 23:42:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.029° N, 68.783° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.412 km N of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 15959 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.123 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 15935 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
Before
- 4.742 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 15977 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.115 km NE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.918 km ENE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 15986 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.99 km WNW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 15986 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.614 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 15987 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.714 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 16001 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rup. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.