Afghanistan earthquakes in 1981
36 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1981. The largest: M6.3 54 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan, May 2, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.753 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 137 km deep
- 4.567 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 4.510 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 175 km deep
- 4.828 km ESE of Pul-e ‘Alam, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.050 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 229 km deep
- 5.147 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.628 km N of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.793 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 90 km deep
- 4.566 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 102 km deep
- 5.055 km W of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 4.643 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 92 km deep
- 4.730 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 117 km deep
- 4.646 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 108 km deep
- 4.755 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 130 km deep
- 5.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 216 km deep
- 4.721 km SE of Yang? Qal‘ah, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 5.519 km WSW of A?bak, Afghanistan · 24 km deep
- 4.844 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 99 km deep
- 4.647 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 209 km deep
- 4.625 km S of Kunduz, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 6.354 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 229 km deep
- 5.249 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 197 km deep
- 4.730 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 226 km deep
- 4.952 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 207 km deep
- 4.562 km E of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 94 km deep
- 4.936 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.946 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.79 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 72 km deep
- 4.742 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 232 km deep
- 5.940 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 4.848 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 247 km deep
- 5.195 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 66 km deep
- 4.666 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 5.537 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 137 km deep
- 4.634 km SSE of Khanabad, Afghanistan · 84 km deep
- 4.839 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 131 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1981 in Afghanistan.
- 6.354 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 229 km deep
- 5.940 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 5.519 km WSW of A?bak, Afghanistan · 24 km deep
- 5.537 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 137 km deep
- 5.354 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 216 km deep
- 5.249 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 197 km deep
- 5.147 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 5.195 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 66 km deep
- 5.050 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 229 km deep
- 5.055 km W of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 4.952 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 207 km deep
- 4.936 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.946 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.828 km ESE of Pul-e ‘Alam, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.844 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 99 km deep
- 4.848 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 247 km deep
- 4.839 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 131 km deep
- 4.753 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 137 km deep
- 4.793 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 90 km deep
- 4.730 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 117 km deep
- 4.755 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 130 km deep
- 4.721 km SE of Yang? Qal‘ah, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 4.730 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 226 km deep
- 4.79 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 72 km deep
- 4.742 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 232 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 4 | 5.5 | 37 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| February 1981 | 4 | 5.9 | 40 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| March 1981 | 3 | 4.9 | 36 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan |
| April 1981 | 4 | 5.2 | 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| May 1981 | 2 | 6.3 | 54 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| June 1981 | 3 | 5.5 | 19 km WSW of A?bak, Afghanistan |
| July 1981 | 3 | 5.3 | 54 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| August 1981 | 2 | 4.7 | 30 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| September 1981 | 4 | 5.0 | 55 km W of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| October 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | 28 km N of Baghl?n, Afghanistan |
| November 1981 | 2 | 5.1 | 47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| December 1981 | 4 | 4.8 | 28 km ESE of Pul-e ‘Alam, 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.