Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 36 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Jul 10, 1983, 10:56 PM GMT+4:30 (18:26 UTC), 208 km (129 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Jul 10, 1983, 10:56 PM GMT+4:30
UTC: 1983-07-10 18:26:53 UTC
Depth: 208.0 km (129.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 36.560° N, 70.995° E
Region: Afghanistan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wpv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.