Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 57 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Oct 27, 1985, 9:11 PM GMT+4:30 (16:41 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-10-27 16:41:48 UTC
Depth
154.6 km (96.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.370° N, 71.014° 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 1.7 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.529 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14931 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.636 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14925 days ago · 218 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.237 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14919 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.715 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14918 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.873 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14914 days ago · 238 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.848 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14914 days ago · 155 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.740 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14910 days ago · 92 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 5.032 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14907 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.741 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.7Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14900 days ago · 188 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.842 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 14898 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.225 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14892 days ago · 175 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.559 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14892 days ago · 148 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.570 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14891 days ago · 119 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.860 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14884 days ago · 50 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.864 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14883 days ago · 121 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.633 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14881 days ago · 212 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.263 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14880 days ago · 66 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 14940 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.730 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14944 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.230 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14944 days ago · 215 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.550 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14950 days ago · 189 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.07 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14954 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.536 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14955 days ago · 190 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.520 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14955 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.919 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14963 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.421 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14964 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.827 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14965 days ago · 217 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.427 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 5.1Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 14969 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m6b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.