Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 41 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 41 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Tue, May 28, 1985, 1:03 PM GMT+4:30 (08:33 UTC), 211 km (131 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-05-28 08:33:56 UTC
Depth
211.1 km (131.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.548° N, 71.084° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.237 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15100 days ago · 118 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.522 km WSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 15095 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.641 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15077 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.3Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 15073 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.211 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15070 days ago · 143 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.335 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15067 days ago · 181 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.228 km ENE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 15067 days ago · 220 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.925 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15060 days ago · 220 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.750 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15053 days ago · 190 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.150 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15052 days ago · 261 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.514 km NW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 15052 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.930 km ENE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15051 days ago · 191 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 5.042 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15050 days ago · 180 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.340 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 15049 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.222 km NNE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 15046 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.860 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15101 days ago · 99 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.625 km SW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 15104 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.020 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15106 days ago · 183 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.436 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15110 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.36 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 15113 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.369 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 15117 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f95. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.