Afghanistan earthquakes in 1976
44 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1976. The largest: M6.1 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan, Nov 28, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.728 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 223 km deep
- 4.752 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.744 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 6.143 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.954 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 4.766 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.577 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 261 km deep
- 4.826 km NNE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 5.440 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 233 km deep
- 4.743 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.742 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 154 km deep
- 4.775 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 264 km deep
- 4.656 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 211 km deep
- 5.052 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 4.925 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 4.677 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 108 km deep
- 5.130 km ENE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 50 km deep
- 5.1Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region · 72 km deep
- 4.512 km SSW of Taloqan, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.055 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 110 km deep
- 4.550 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 4.524 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 204 km deep
- 5.324 km WNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 55 km deep
- 4.846 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 4.561 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 215 km deep
- 4.818 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 172 km deep
- 4.611 km WSW of Khulm, Afghanistan · 23 km deep
- 4.853 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 150 km deep
- 4.634 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 223 km deep
- 4.532 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 226 km deep
- 5.041 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 106 km deep
- 4.721 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 230 km deep
- 4.78 km SW of Khulm, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.612 km SE of Khulm, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.744 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 162 km deep
- 4.711 km W of Khulm, Afghanistan · 24 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 191 km deep
- 4.535 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 199 km deep
- 4.941 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.527 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.175 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 92 km deep
- 4.73 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 184 km deep
- 4.858 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.042 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1976 in Afghanistan.
- 6.143 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 5.612 km SE of Khulm, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.440 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 233 km deep
- 5.324 km WNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 55 km deep
- 5.130 km ENE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 50 km deep
- 5.1Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region · 72 km deep
- 5.175 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 92 km deep
- 5.052 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 5.055 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 110 km deep
- 5.041 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 106 km deep
- 5.042 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 4.954 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 4.925 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 4.941 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.826 km NNE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 4.846 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 4.818 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 172 km deep
- 4.853 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 150 km deep
- 4.841 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 191 km deep
- 4.858 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 4.728 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 223 km deep
- 4.752 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.744 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.766 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.743 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 6 | 5.1 | 75 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| February 1976 | 2 | 4.8 | 41 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| March 1976 | 6 | 5.6 | 12 km SE of Khulm, Afghanistan |
| April 1976 | 2 | 4.6 | 34 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| May 1976 | 1 | 4.8 | 53 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| June 1976 | 3 | 4.8 | 18 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan |
| July 1976 | 1 | 4.8 | 46 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| August 1976 | 3 | 5.3 | 24 km WNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan |
| September 1976 | 3 | 5.1 | Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region |
| October 1976 | 7 | 5.1 | 30 km ENE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan |
| November 1976 | 7 | 6.1 | 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| December 1976 | 3 | 4.7 | 28 km SSE 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.