M4.9 earthquake 57 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Wed, Apr 24, 1985, 10:47 PM GMT+4:30 (18:17 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 37 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-24 18:17:56 UTC
- Depth
- 211.8 km (131.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.359° N, 70.683° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.369 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15109 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.36 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 15105 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.513 km WSW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.436 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15102 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.020 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15098 days ago · 183 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.860 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15092 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.841 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15092 days ago · 211 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.237 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15092 days ago · 118 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.641 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15069 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e4f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.