Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 59 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Fri, Jan 18, 1985, 2:40 AM GMT+4:30 (22:10 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-01-17 22:10:13 UTC
Depth
200.1 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.351° N, 70.662° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.848 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15220 days ago · 189 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.448 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15214 days ago · 181 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.432 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15209 days ago · 193 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.648 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15201 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.618 km SW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 15192 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.432 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 15191 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 5.157 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 15189 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.264 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.441 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15184 days ago · 229 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.45 km E of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.542 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15169 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.625 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15166 days ago · 206 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.764 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15164 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.351 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15163 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.421 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15228 days ago · 159 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.348 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15230 days ago · 187 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.876 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15231 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.249 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15233 days ago · 194 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.742 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15238 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.344 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15248 days ago · 212 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.133 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15249 days ago · 199 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.540 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15250 days ago · 204 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.534 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15251 days ago · 242 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 5.166 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15251 days ago · 155 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b4t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.