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.
Map
Where every quake of 1975 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1975
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.570 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 95 km deep
- 4.855 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 4.828 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 156 km deep
- 4.972 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 4.639 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 201 km deep
- 4.758 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 5.214 km SE of Khanabad, Afghanistan · 32 km deep
- 4.629 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 113 km deep
- 4.536 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 105 km deep
- 4.874 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 4.930 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 217 km deep
- 4.732 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 225 km deep
- 4.739 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.544 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 110 km deep
- 4.752 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 255 km deep
- 4.874 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 94 km deep
- 5.5Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 99 km deep
- 4.923 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 148 km deep
- 4.672 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 117 km deep
- 4.834 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 229 km deep
- 4.567 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 131 km deep
- 4.839 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 148 km deep
- 4.533 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 218 km deep
- 4.642 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 160 km deep
- 4.855 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.946 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 90 km deep
- 5.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 201 km deep
- 5.346 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1975 in Afghanistan.
- 5.5Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 99 km deep
- 5.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 201 km deep
- 5.346 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 5.214 km SE of Khanabad, Afghanistan · 32 km deep
- 4.972 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 4.930 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 217 km deep
- 4.923 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 148 km deep
- 4.946 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 90 km deep
- 4.855 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 4.828 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 156 km deep
- 4.874 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 4.874 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 94 km deep
- 4.834 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 229 km deep
- 4.839 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 148 km deep
- 4.855 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.758 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 109 km deep
- 4.732 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 225 km deep
- 4.739 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.752 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 255 km deep
- 4.639 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 201 km deep
- 4.629 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 113 km deep
- 4.672 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 117 km deep
- 4.642 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 160 km deep
- 4.570 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 95 km deep
- 4.536 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 105 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1975 | 0 | ||
| February 1975 | 1 | 5.3 | 46 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| March 1975 | 4 | 5.3 | 54 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| April 1975 | 6 | 4.9 | 23 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| May 1975 | 3 | 5.5 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan |
| June 1975 | 4 | 4.9 | 30 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan |
| July 1975 | 2 | 4.8 | 74 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| August 1975 | 3 | 5.2 | 14 km SE of Khanabad, Afghanistan |
| September 1975 | 1 | 4.6 | 39 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| October 1975 | 1 | 4.9 | 72 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| November 1975 | 0 | ||
| December 1975 | 3 | 4.8 | 55 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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Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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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.