Afghanistan earthquakes

M6.4 earthquake 76 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 76 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Fri, Aug 2, 1985, 12:16 PM GMT+4:30 (07:46 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.4 (mw), strong
Local time: Fri, Aug 2, 1985, 12:16 PM GMT+4:30
UTC: 1985-08-02 07:46:53 UTC
Depth: 120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 36.174° N, 70.780° E
Region: Afghanistan
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 4.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hap (also filed as gcmtb080285b, gcmt19850802074651, iscgem517161). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.