July 14, 2004 Earthquake: Herat, Afghanistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Herat, Afghanistan on July 14, 2004 at 14:36:02 UTC.
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 14, 2004
- Time
- 14:36:02 UTC
- Place
- Herat, Afghanistan
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.890° N, 61.852° E
- Country
- Afghanistan
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 150 with its tsunami and other effects
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One-hundred and fifty houses damaged in western Herat. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 21, 1336, Khaf, Iran
- October 7, 2023, Herat, Afghanistan
- January 17, 2022, Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan
- June 30, 1936, Abiz, Sarbisheh, Iran
- October 15, 2023, Herat, Afghanistan
- October 11, 2023, Herat, Afghanistan
- April 5, 2017, Sefid Sang, Iran
- February 28, 1102, Gerat, Afghanistan
- July 3, 2003, Yakhak, Bashirabad, Butehgaz, Northeastern, Iran
More
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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 5790.