Afghanistan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 67 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 67 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan on Tue, May 6, 1986, 8:17 PM GMT+4:30 (15:47 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 55 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-05-06 15:47:34 UTC
Depth
104.1 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.256° N, 70.850° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.655 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14755 days ago · 223 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.622 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14750 days ago · 165 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.538 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14750 days ago · 187 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.352 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14747 days ago · 102 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.518 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.862 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14745 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.222 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14743 days ago · 221 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.580 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14741 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.656 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14739 days ago · 142 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.445 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14738 days ago · 189 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.964 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14733 days ago · 117 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.846 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14729 days ago · 197 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.953 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14716 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.639 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14699 days ago · 246 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.572 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14758 days ago · 129 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.130 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14760 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.822 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14760 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.536 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14763 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.460 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14766 days ago · 230 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.663 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 14766 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 5.942 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14767 days ago · 187 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.736 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14767 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.437 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14775 days ago · 201 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.2Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 14778 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.531 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14779 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.227 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14785 days ago · 194 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.555 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14786 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tk3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.