Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 36 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Oct 13, 1985, 2:21 AM GMT+4:30 (21:51 UTC), 190 km (118 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 30 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-10-12 21:51:37 UTC
Depth
190.2 km (118.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.555° N, 70.962° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.07 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14955 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.550 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14950 days ago · 189 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.230 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14945 days ago · 215 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.730 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14944 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.7Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 14941 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.757 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14940 days ago · 155 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.529 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14931 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.636 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14926 days ago · 218 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.237 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14920 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.715 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14918 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.873 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14915 days ago · 238 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.848 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14914 days ago · 155 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.740 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14911 days ago · 92 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 5.032 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14908 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.741 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.7Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14901 days ago · 188 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 4.842 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.520 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14955 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.919 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14964 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 5.421 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14964 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.827 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14965 days ago · 217 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.427 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 5.1Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 14970 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.435 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.519 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.412 km E of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 14976 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.557 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14978 days ago · 131 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.716 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 14978 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.730 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 14984 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002krd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.