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Afghanistan earthquakes in 1908

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1908. The largest: M7.0 74 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan, Oct 25, 1908.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19071909

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Where every quake of 1908 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1908

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19080
February 19080
March 190816.557 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan
April 190816.629 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan
May 19080
June 19080
July 19080
August 19080
September 19080
October 190817.074 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan
November 19080
December 19080

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Afghanistan nowWorldwide in 1908

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.