Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 49 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Mon, Jan 7, 1985, 7:45 AM GMT+4:30 (03:15 UTC), 194 km (120 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 76 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-01-07 03:15:18 UTC
Depth
193.9 km (120.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.487° N, 70.535° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.876 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15231 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.348 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15230 days ago · 187 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.421 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15228 days ago · 159 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.659 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15223 days ago · 200 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.848 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15220 days ago · 189 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.448 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15214 days ago · 181 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.432 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15209 days ago · 193 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.648 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15201 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.618 km SW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 15192 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.432 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 15191 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 5.157 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 15189 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.264 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.441 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15184 days ago · 229 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.137 km NE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.45 km E of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.742 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15238 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.344 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15248 days ago · 212 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.133 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15249 days ago · 199 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.540 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15250 days ago · 204 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.534 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15251 days ago · 242 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.166 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15251 days ago · 155 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15256 days ago · 199 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.949 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15263 days ago · 173 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002atm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.