Afghanistan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 42 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 42 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Thu, Jul 18, 1985, 10:17 AM GMT+4:30 (05:47 UTC), 180 km (112 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.4 75 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jul 18, 1985, 10:17 AM GMT+4:30
UTC: 1985-07-18 05:47:03 UTC
Depth: 180.4 km (112.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 36.481° N, 70.781° E
Region: Afghanistan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 71.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gvv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.