Afghanistan earthquakes in 1974
34 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1974. The largest: M6.5 57 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan, Jul 30, 1974.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.922 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 40 km deep
- 5.353 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 4.651 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 206 km deep
- 5.555 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 204 km deep
- 4.646 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.541 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 195 km deep
- 5.046 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 198 km deep
- 4.562 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 5.641 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 173 km deep
- 4.5Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region · 137 km deep
- 5.026 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 228 km deep
- 5.076 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 4.739 km SSW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 155 km deep
- 4.681 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 139 km deep
- 4.875 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 144 km deep
- 6.557 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 211 km deep
- 4.611 km NNE of Taloqan, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 5.153 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.652 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.510 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 5.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 214 km deep
- 5.323 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 100 km deep
- 5.342 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.549 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 243 km deep
- 5.544 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.646 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 153 km deep
- 5.076 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 80 km deep
- 5.219 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 84 km deep
- 5.054 km E of Za?ah Sharan, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.420 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.060 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 85 km deep
- 4.921 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 193 km deep
- 4.554 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 69 km deep
- 4.863 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 159 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1974 in Afghanistan.
- 6.557 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 211 km deep
- 5.641 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 173 km deep
- 5.555 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 204 km deep
- 5.544 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 5.420 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.353 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 214 km deep
- 5.323 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 100 km deep
- 5.342 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 5.219 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 84 km deep
- 5.153 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.046 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 198 km deep
- 5.026 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 228 km deep
- 5.076 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 5.076 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 80 km deep
- 5.054 km E of Za?ah Sharan, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.060 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 85 km deep
- 4.922 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 40 km deep
- 4.921 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 193 km deep
- 4.875 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 144 km deep
- 4.863 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 159 km deep
- 4.739 km SSW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 155 km deep
- 4.651 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 206 km deep
- 4.646 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.681 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 139 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 2 | 4.8 | 63 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| February 1974 | 3 | 5.4 | 20 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| March 1974 | 1 | 5.0 | 54 km E of Za?ah Sharan, Afghanistan |
| April 1974 | 2 | 5.2 | 19 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| May 1974 | 4 | 5.5 | 44 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| June 1974 | 3 | 5.3 | 54 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| July 1974 | 4 | 6.5 | 57 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| August 1974 | 5 | 5.0 | 26 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| September 1974 | 3 | 5.6 | 41 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| October 1974 | 1 | 5.0 | 46 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| November 1974 | 1 | 4.5 | 41 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| December 1974 | 5 | 5.5 | 55 km SW 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.