Afghanistan earthquakes in 1966
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1966. The largest: M6.6 40 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan, Jun 6, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.2Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 30 km deep
- 5.225 km SSE of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 35 km deep
- 5.221 km SW of Asad?b?d, Afghanistan · 15 km deep
- 5.852 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 196 km deep
- 6.640 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 216 km deep
- 5.337 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan · 15 km deep
- 5.3central Afghanistan · 13 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 1 | 5.3 | central Afghanistan |
| February 1966 | 0 | ||
| March 1966 | 0 | ||
| April 1966 | 0 | ||
| May 1966 | 1 | 5.3 | 37 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan |
| June 1966 | 1 | 6.6 | 40 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| July 1966 | 0 | ||
| August 1966 | 1 | 5.8 | 52 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| September 1966 | 0 | ||
| October 1966 | 2 | 5.2 | 25 km SSE of Rust?q, Afghanistan |
| November 1966 | 0 | ||
| December 1966 | 1 | 5.2 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan |
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.
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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.