July 4, 1911 Earthquake: Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Hindu Kush, Afghanistan on July 4, 1911 at 13:33:26 UTC, 190 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 4, 1911
- Time
- 13:33:26 UTC
- Place
- Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 190 km (118 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 70.500° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #130 lists earthquake on July 4, 1911, 13:33:26 UTC, 36 N, 70.5 E, magnitude 7.6, depth 190 km.
Reference #88 lists earthquake on July 4, 1911, 13:33:26 UTC, 36 N, 70.5 E, magnitude 7.6, depth 190 km.
Reference #1212 lists earthquake on July 4, 1911, 13:33:26 UTC, 36 N, 70.5 E, magnitude 7.6, depth 190 km.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 30, 1998, Badakhshan, Takhar, Afghanistan
- February 4, 1998, Dushanbe, Rostaq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- August 31, 2025, Kunar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, Afghanistan
- December 16, 1982, Northeastern, Afghanistan
- February 19, 1842, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- October 26, 2015, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- March 3, 2002, Samanghan, Kabul, Rustaq, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- June 11, 2012, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- July 13, 1990, Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 30, 1983, Kabul, Samangan, Pakistan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- March 21, 2023, Laghman, Pakistan, Afghanistan
- April 24, 2013, Kama, Afghanistan
- March 19, 1997, Bajaur, Chitral, Pakistan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2936.