Afghanistan earthquakes in 1980
33 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1980. The largest: M5.4 45 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan, Sep 19, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.75 km W of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 38 km deep
- 5.180 km SSE of Qalāt, Afghanistan · 17 km deep
- 4.855 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 100 km deep
- 4.827 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 134 km deep
- 4.578 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 107 km deep
- 5.445 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.943 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 105 km deep
- 4.733 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 5.041 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 186 km deep
- 5.118 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 182 km deep
- 4.661 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 119 km deep
- 4.546 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 207 km deep
- 4.665 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 188 km deep
- 4.89 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 4.627 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.533 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 223 km deep
- 4.90 km S of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 57 km deep
- 5.015 km WNW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 42 km deep
- 5.339 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 61 km deep
- 4.727 km S of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.615 km NE of Khanabad, Afghanistan · 75 km deep
- 5.267 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 141 km deep
- 4.774 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 129 km deep
- 4.539 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 236 km deep
- 4.517 km SSE of Dasht-e Arch?, Afghanistan · 81 km deep
- 4.56 km NNW of ?rt Khw?jah, Afghanistan · 49 km deep
- 4.74 km SW of ?rt Khw?jah, Afghanistan · 66 km deep
- 4.513 km ESE of Dasht-e Arch?, Afghanistan · 77 km deep
- 4.916 km WSW of ?rt Khw?jah, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 5.024 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 4.717 km N of Asad?b?d, Afghanistan · 20 km deep
- 4.945 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 98 km deep
- 4.645 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 211 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1980 in Afghanistan.
- 5.445 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 5.339 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 61 km deep
- 5.267 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 141 km deep
- 5.180 km SSE of Qalāt, Afghanistan · 17 km deep
- 5.118 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 182 km deep
- 5.041 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 186 km deep
- 5.015 km WNW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 42 km deep
- 5.024 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 4.943 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 105 km deep
- 4.90 km S of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 57 km deep
- 4.916 km WSW of ?rt Khw?jah, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 4.945 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 98 km deep
- 4.855 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 100 km deep
- 4.827 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan · 134 km deep
- 4.89 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 4.75 km W of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 38 km deep
- 4.733 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 4.727 km S of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.774 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 129 km deep
- 4.74 km SW of ?rt Khw?jah, Afghanistan · 66 km deep
- 4.717 km N of Asad?b?d, Afghanistan · 20 km deep
- 4.661 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 119 km deep
- 4.665 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 188 km deep
- 4.627 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.615 km NE of Khanabad, Afghanistan · 75 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 3 | 4.9 | 45 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| February 1980 | 8 | 5.0 | 24 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| March 1980 | 3 | 5.2 | 67 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| April 1980 | 2 | 5.3 | 39 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan |
| May 1980 | 3 | 4.9 | 0 km S of Nahr?n, Afghanistan |
| June 1980 | 2 | 4.8 | 9 km NNW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| July 1980 | 3 | 5.1 | 18 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| August 1980 | 1 | 5.0 | 41 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| September 1980 | 3 | 5.4 | 45 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| October 1980 | 2 | 4.8 | 27 km E of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| November 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 55 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| December 1980 | 2 | 5.1 | 80 km SSE of Qalāt, 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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- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
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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.