M4.6 earthquake 26 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan on Sun, Nov 16, 1986, 3:26 AM GMT+4:30 (22:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 46 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-15 22:56:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.818° N, 71.124° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.062 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14552 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.846 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14549 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.740 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 14546 days ago · 141 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.321 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan · 14533 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.960 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14524 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.539 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14524 days ago · 225 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.720 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 14523 days ago · 182 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.519 km W of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 14516 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.116 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan · 14515 days ago · 149 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 14515 days ago · 190 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.