Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 33 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Wed, Dec 25, 1985, 1:16 PM GMT+4:30 (08:46 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 34 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-12-25 08:46:16 UTC
Depth
211.8 km (131.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.574° N, 70.915° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.263 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14880 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.934 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14867 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.354 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14865 days ago · 204 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.559 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14861 days ago · 245 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.166 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14856 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.632 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14845 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.735 km NE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 14841 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.759 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14841 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.850 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14840 days ago · 203 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.855 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14838 days ago · 212 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.724 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14838 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.955 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14833 days ago · 119 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.740 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14827 days ago · 178 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 5.032 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14827 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.252 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14824 days ago · 239 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.445 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14822 days ago · 186 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.546 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14821 days ago · 94 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.864 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14883 days ago · 121 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.860 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14884 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.570 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14891 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.559 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14892 days ago · 148 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.225 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14892 days ago · 175 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.842 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 14897 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.7Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14900 days ago · 188 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.741 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.032 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14907 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.740 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14910 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pd9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.