M4.5 earthquake 12 km NW of Rust?q, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Rust?q, Afghanistan on Sat, Feb 1, 1986, 9:44 AM GMT+4:30 (05:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 40 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-01 05:14:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.207° N, 69.728° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.740 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14836 days ago · 178 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.445 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 14830 days ago · 186 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.352 km N of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 14819 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.225 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 14807 days ago · 148 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qmm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.