M4.6 earthquake 28 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan on Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 2:10 PM GMT+6 (08:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 Tajikistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-21 08:10:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.174° N, 72.468° E
- Region
- Afghanistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.537 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 15229 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.7Tajikistan · 15209 days ago · 188 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.360 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 15197 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.45 km E of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 15190 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 15189 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b88. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.