Afghanistan earthquakes in 1982
41 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1982. The largest: M6.6 14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan, Dec 16, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.742 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 83 km deep
- 4.918 km ENE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.99 km WNW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 6.614 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 4.714 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 4.538 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.718 km NNE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 25 km deep
- 4.646 km SSW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 94 km deep
- 4.85 km ESE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.715 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 106 km deep
- 4.840 km SSW of Taloqan, Afghanistan · 40 km deep
- 4.632 km S of Chah?r Burj, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.629 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 221 km deep
- 4.616 km NW of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.940 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 4.737 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 71 km deep
- 4.761 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.779 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 59 km deep
- 5.461 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 65 km deep
- 4.938 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 86 km deep
- 4.944 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.747 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 206 km deep
- 4.849 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.557 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 4.839 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 139 km deep
- 4.64 km WSW of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.229 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 231 km deep
- 5.231 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 84 km deep
- 4.763 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 93 km deep
- 4.655 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 5.027 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.766 km S of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 96 km deep
- 4.549 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 217 km deep
- 4.815 km WNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.622 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 58 km deep
- 4.820 km E of Yang? Qal‘ah, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.850 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 197 km deep
- 4.611 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 289 km deep
- 4.544 km ENE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 192 km deep
- 4.832 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 234 km deep
- 4.711 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1982 in Afghanistan.
- 6.614 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 5.718 km NNE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 25 km deep
- 5.461 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 65 km deep
- 5.229 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 231 km deep
- 5.231 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 84 km deep
- 5.027 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.918 km ENE of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.99 km WNW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 4.940 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 82 km deep
- 4.938 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 86 km deep
- 4.944 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 210 km deep
- 4.85 km ESE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.840 km SSW of Taloqan, Afghanistan · 40 km deep
- 4.849 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.839 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 139 km deep
- 4.815 km WNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.820 km E of Yang? Qal‘ah, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.850 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 197 km deep
- 4.832 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 234 km deep
- 4.742 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 83 km deep
- 4.714 km E of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 36 km deep
- 4.715 km N of B?z?rak, Afghanistan · 106 km deep
- 4.737 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 71 km deep
- 4.761 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.779 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 59 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 1 | 4.7 | 11 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| February 1982 | 3 | 4.8 | 32 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| March 1982 | 0 | ||
| April 1982 | 2 | 4.8 | 20 km E of Yang? Qal‘ah, Afghanistan |
| May 1982 | 4 | 4.8 | 15 km WNW of Baghl?n, Afghanistan |
| June 1982 | 3 | 5.0 | 27 km SSE of Tag?b, Afghanistan |
| July 1982 | 3 | 5.2 | 29 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| August 1982 | 4 | 4.8 | 49 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| September 1982 | 5 | 5.4 | 61 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| October 1982 | 6 | 4.9 | 40 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| November 1982 | 5 | 5.7 | 18 km NNE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan |
| December 1982 | 5 | 6.6 | 14 km NW of Nahr?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.