Afghanistan earthquakes in 1978
36 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1978. The largest: M5.9 24 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan, Apr 21, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.851 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 143 km deep
- 5.044 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.625 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 191 km deep
- 5.643 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 185 km deep
- 4.557 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 142 km deep
- 4.550 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.822 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 4.561 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 101 km deep
- 4.7Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 94 km deep
- 5.237 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 5.279 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 4.820 km S of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.821 km SE of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 46 km deep
- 4.649 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 219 km deep
- 4.641 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 203 km deep
- 4.667 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 78 km deep
- 4.59 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 4.544 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 4.522 km WSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 153 km deep
- 4.719 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 89 km deep
- 4.532 km NW of Her?t, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.851 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 254 km deep
- 5.924 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 227 km deep
- 4.943 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 133 km deep
- 4.668 km S of Qal?t, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.062 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 119 km deep
- 4.944 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.528 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 216 km deep
- 4.772 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 4.538 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 88 km deep
- 5.023 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 122 km deep
- 4.544 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 236 km deep
- 4.834 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 102 km deep
- 4.514 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 5.353 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 4.522 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 158 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1978 in Afghanistan.
- 5.924 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 227 km deep
- 5.643 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 185 km deep
- 5.353 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 5.237 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 5.279 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 5.044 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 5.062 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 119 km deep
- 5.023 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 122 km deep
- 4.943 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 133 km deep
- 4.944 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.851 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 143 km deep
- 4.822 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 4.820 km S of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.821 km SE of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 46 km deep
- 4.851 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 254 km deep
- 4.834 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 102 km deep
- 4.7Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 94 km deep
- 4.719 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 89 km deep
- 4.772 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 4.625 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 191 km deep
- 4.649 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 219 km deep
- 4.641 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 203 km deep
- 4.667 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 78 km deep
- 4.668 km S of Qal?t, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.557 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 142 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 3 | 5.3 | 53 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| February 1978 | 9 | 5.0 | 62 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| March 1978 | 0 | ||
| April 1978 | 3 | 5.9 | 24 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| May 1978 | 2 | 4.7 | 19 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| June 1978 | 4 | 4.6 | 67 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| July 1978 | 4 | 4.8 | 20 km S of Rust?q, Afghanistan |
| August 1978 | 4 | 5.2 | 37 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| September 1978 | 2 | 4.8 | 22 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| October 1978 | 3 | 5.6 | 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| November 1978 | 1 | 5.0 | 44 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| December 1978 | 1 | 4.8 | 51 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.