Afghanistan earthquakes in 1977
60 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1977. The largest: M5.5 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan, Jun 3, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.68 km W of Qar?wul, Afghanistan · 34 km deep
- 4.88 km NNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 53 km deep
- 4.537 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 77 km deep
- 4.935 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 120 km deep
- 4.834 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 97 km deep
- 4.555 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 163 km deep
- 4.65 km SSE of Khanabad, Afghanistan · 68 km deep
- 4.519 km SSW of Kunduz, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 4.535 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 233 km deep
- 4.518 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 76 km deep
- 4.740 km ESE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 118 km deep
- 4.546 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 159 km deep
- 4.730 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.716 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 4.647 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 4.616 km SSW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 158 km deep
- 5.129 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 97 km deep
- 4.934 km NE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 44 km deep
- 4.957 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 56 km deep
- 4.720 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 186 km deep
- 4.5Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 235 km deep
- 4.910 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 100 km deep
- 5.257 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 69 km deep
- 4.641 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 207 km deep
- 4.942 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 124 km deep
- 4.934 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 4.740 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 231 km deep
- 4.748 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 257 km deep
- 4.918 km NNE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 44 km deep
- 4.752 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 209 km deep
- 4.741 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 143 km deep
- 4.862 km ENE of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 158 km deep
- 4.777 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 5.034 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 121 km deep
- 5.548 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.743 km ENE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 139 km deep
- 5.050 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 4.628 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 101 km deep
- 4.621 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 237 km deep
- 4.753 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 274 km deep
- 5.445 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 217 km deep
- 4.913 km W of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 15 km deep
- 5.344 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 196 km deep
- 4.832 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 243 km deep
- 5.320 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.543 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 131 km deep
- 4.651 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 129 km deep
- 4.927 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 123 km deep
- 4.826 km S of Im?m ???ib, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.6Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 70 km deep
- 4.740 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 201 km deep
- 4.710 km NNW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 72 km deep
- 5.027 km WSW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 50 km deep
- 5.440 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 98 km deep
- 4.644 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 4.830 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 187 km deep
- 4.78 km NNW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.738 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 218 km deep
- 5.055 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 89 km deep
- 4.813 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 149 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1977 in Afghanistan.
- 5.548 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 5.445 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 217 km deep
- 5.440 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 98 km deep
- 5.344 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 196 km deep
- 5.320 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 5.257 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 69 km deep
- 5.129 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 97 km deep
- 5.034 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 121 km deep
- 5.050 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.027 km WSW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 50 km deep
- 5.055 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 89 km deep
- 4.935 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 120 km deep
- 4.934 km NE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 44 km deep
- 4.957 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 56 km deep
- 4.910 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 100 km deep
- 4.942 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 124 km deep
- 4.934 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 4.918 km NNE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 44 km deep
- 4.913 km W of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 15 km deep
- 4.927 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 123 km deep
- 4.88 km NNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 53 km deep
- 4.834 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 97 km deep
- 4.862 km ENE of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 158 km deep
- 4.832 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 243 km deep
- 4.826 km S of Im?m ???ib, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 4 | 5.0 | 55 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| February 1977 | 3 | 5.4 | 40 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| March 1977 | 8 | 5.0 | 27 km WSW of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| April 1977 | 6 | 5.4 | 45 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| May 1977 | 4 | 5.0 | 50 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| June 1977 | 6 | 5.5 | 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| July 1977 | 7 | 5.2 | 57 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| August 1977 | 5 | 4.9 | 34 km NE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan |
| September 1977 | 5 | 5.1 | 29 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| October 1977 | 4 | 4.7 | 40 km ESE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan |
| November 1977 | 5 | 4.9 | 35 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| December 1977 | 3 | 4.8 | 8 km NNW of Baghl?n, 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.