Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 69 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sat, May 11, 1985, 8:59 PM GMT+4:30 (16:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 37 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-05-11 16:29:29 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.254° N, 70.639° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.513 km WSW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15114 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.436 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15113 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.020 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15109 days ago · 183 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.860 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15103 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.841 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15103 days ago · 211 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.237 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15103 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 15075 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.211 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15073 days ago · 143 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.335 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15070 days ago · 181 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.925 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15063 days ago · 220 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.957 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15137 days ago · 212 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.676 km NE of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 15140 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.827 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eq1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.