Afghanistan earthquakes in 1973
31 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1973. The largest: M5.5 48 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan, Oct 17, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.662 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.732 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 211 km deep
- 5.548 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 5.149 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 5.076 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 117 km deep
- 4.645 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 239 km deep
- 4.847 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 5.428 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 5.051 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 203 km deep
- 4.630 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 133 km deep
- 4.921 km WNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 97 km deep
- 5.162 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 4.550 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 110 km deep
- 5.136 km NNE of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 4.650 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 234 km deep
- 5.138 km SW of Ghazni, Afghanistan · 40 km deep
- 4.950 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 189 km deep
- 4.538 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 125 km deep
- 4.733 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 230 km deep
- 4.735 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.855 km W of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 86 km deep
- 5.023 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 78 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 189 km deep
- 4.515 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 75 km deep
- 5.337 km W of Kunduz, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.017 km SSW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 30 km deep
- 4.514 km SSW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 35 km deep
- 4.810 km SW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 34 km deep
- 5.270 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 126 km deep
- 4.8central Afghanistan · 18 km deep
- 4.869 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 137 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1973 in Afghanistan.
- 5.548 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 5.428 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 5.337 km W of Kunduz, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.270 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 126 km deep
- 5.149 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 5.162 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 5.136 km NNE of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 5.138 km SW of Ghazni, Afghanistan · 40 km deep
- 5.076 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 117 km deep
- 5.051 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 203 km deep
- 5.023 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 78 km deep
- 5.017 km SSW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 30 km deep
- 4.921 km WNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 97 km deep
- 4.950 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 189 km deep
- 4.847 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 4.855 km W of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 86 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 189 km deep
- 4.810 km SW of Zargh?n Shahr, Afghanistan · 34 km deep
- 4.8central Afghanistan · 18 km deep
- 4.869 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 137 km deep
- 4.732 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 211 km deep
- 4.733 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 230 km deep
- 4.735 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.662 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.645 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 239 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 6 | 5.2 | 70 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| February 1973 | 3 | 5.3 | 37 km W of Kunduz, Afghanistan |
| March 1973 | 2 | 5.0 | 23 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| April 1973 | 5 | 5.1 | 38 km SW of Ghazni, Afghanistan |
| May 1973 | 3 | 5.1 | 36 km NNE of B?z?rak, Afghanistan |
| June 1973 | 4 | 5.1 | 62 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| July 1973 | 0 | ||
| August 1973 | 3 | 5.4 | 28 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan |
| September 1973 | 2 | 5.1 | 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| October 1973 | 1 | 5.5 | 48 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| November 1973 | 1 | 4.7 | 32 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| December 1973 | 1 | 4.6 | 62 km S of Jurm, 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.