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Afghanistan earthquakes in 1975

28 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1975. The largest: M5.5 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan, May 15, 1975.

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

19741976

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Where every quake of 1975 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1975

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1975 in Afghanistan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19750
February 197515.346 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
March 197545.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
April 197564.923 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan
May 197535.5Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
June 197544.930 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan
July 197524.874 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
August 197535.214 km SE of Khanabad, Afghanistan
September 197514.639 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
October 197514.972 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan
November 19750
December 197534.855 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Afghanistan nowWorldwide in 1975

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.