Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 34 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Thu, Mar 13, 1986, 12:32 AM GMT+4:30 (20:02 UTC), 204 km (127 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 20 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-03-12 20:02:30 UTC
Depth
203.9 km (126.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.565° N, 70.953° 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 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.514 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14799 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.225 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14799 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.920 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.1Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14794 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.250 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14792 days ago · 132 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.25 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14784 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.648 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.325 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14782 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.245 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14779 days ago · 190 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.555 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14778 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.227 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14777 days ago · 194 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.215 km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 14774 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.531 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14771 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.2Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14770 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.437 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14767 days ago · 201 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.736 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14759 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 5.942 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14759 days ago · 187 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.663 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14758 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.460 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14758 days ago · 230 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.536 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14755 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.822 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14752 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.130 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.572 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14750 days ago · 129 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.967 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14749 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 5.655 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14747 days ago · 223 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 5.545 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14804 days ago · 206 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.736 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14805 days ago · 208 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.229 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14806 days ago · 200 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.461 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14809 days ago · 218 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 5.077 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14820 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.546 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14821 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.445 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14822 days ago · 186 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.252 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14824 days ago · 239 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.032 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14827 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.740 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14827 days ago · 178 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.955 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14833 days ago · 119 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rt3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.