Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 27 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Tue, Apr 8, 1986, 5:55 AM GMT+4:30 (01:25 UTC), 194 km (120 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 31 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-04-08 01:25:04 UTC
Depth
193.5 km (120.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.617° N, 70.872° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.215 km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 14775 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.531 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14773 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14772 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.437 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14769 days ago · 201 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.736 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14761 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.942 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14760 days ago · 187 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.663 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14760 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.460 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14760 days ago · 230 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.536 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14756 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.822 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14754 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.130 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.572 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14752 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.967 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14750 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.655 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14749 days ago · 223 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.622 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14743 days ago · 165 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.538 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14743 days ago · 187 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.352 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14740 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.518 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14739 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.862 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14738 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.222 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14737 days ago · 221 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 4.580 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14734 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.656 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14733 days ago · 142 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.445 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14731 days ago · 189 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.964 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14727 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.846 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14722 days ago · 197 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.555 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14779 days ago · 107 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.245 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14781 days ago · 190 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.325 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14784 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.648 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14785 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.25 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14785 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.250 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14794 days ago · 132 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.1Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14796 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.920 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.225 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14800 days ago · 148 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.514 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14801 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.634 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14805 days ago · 204 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 5.545 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14806 days ago · 206 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.736 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14806 days ago · 208 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.229 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14808 days ago · 200 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002src. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.