Afghanistan earthquakes in 1983
55 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1983. The largest: M7.4 55 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan, Dec 31, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.846 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 185 km deep
- 4.627 km WSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 147 km deep
- 4.631 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 156 km deep
- 4.846 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 213 km deep
- 4.956 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 216 km deep
- 4.536 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 205 km deep
- 7.455 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 215 km deep
- 4.513 km NE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 268 km deep
- 5.68 km SSW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.533 km NW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 179 km deep
- 5.48 km WSW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 49 km deep
- 4.962 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 5.251 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 76 km deep
- 5.160 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 5.629 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 132 km deep
- 4.752 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 218 km deep
- 4.955 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 193 km deep
- 5.057 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.847 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.839 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 215 km deep
- 6.245 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 209 km deep
- 4.558 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.546 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.543 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 134 km deep
- 4.947 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 196 km deep
- 4.844 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 4.536 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.623 km WSW of Mehtar L?m, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.817 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.62 km ENE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.548 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 141 km deep
- 4.719 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.126 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 218 km deep
- 4.9Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.650 km SSE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 141 km deep
- 4.672 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 64 km deep
- 4.840 km NE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.754 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 119 km deep
- 4.531 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 266 km deep
- 4.614 km SW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 34 km deep
- 4.647 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 215 km deep
- 4.634 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 49 km deep
- 4.643 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 233 km deep
- 4.829 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 99 km deep
- 4.856 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 220 km deep
- 4.833 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 26 km deep
- 4.527 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 159 km deep
- 4.553 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 86 km deep
- 4.629 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 227 km deep
- 5.123 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 73 km deep
- 4.641 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 55 km deep
- 5.048 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 184 km deep
- 4.625 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 173 km deep
- 4.858 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 67 km deep
- 4.950 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1983 in Afghanistan.
- 7.455 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 215 km deep
- 6.245 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 209 km deep
- 5.68 km SSW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.629 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 132 km deep
- 5.48 km WSW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 49 km deep
- 5.251 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 76 km deep
- 5.160 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 200 km deep
- 5.126 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 218 km deep
- 5.123 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 73 km deep
- 5.057 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.048 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 184 km deep
- 4.956 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 216 km deep
- 4.962 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 116 km deep
- 4.955 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 193 km deep
- 4.947 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 196 km deep
- 4.9Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.950 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.846 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 185 km deep
- 4.846 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 213 km deep
- 4.847 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 208 km deep
- 4.839 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 215 km deep
- 4.844 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 4.817 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.840 km NE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.829 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 99 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 5 | 5.0 | 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| February 1983 | 2 | 5.1 | 23 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan |
| March 1983 | 3 | 4.8 | 33 km WNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| April 1983 | 10 | 4.8 | 40 km NE of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan |
| May 1983 | 5 | 5.1 | 26 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan |
| June 1983 | 3 | 4.8 | 17 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| July 1983 | 3 | 4.9 | 47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| August 1983 | 3 | 4.5 | 58 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| September 1983 | 5 | 6.2 | 45 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| October 1983 | 2 | 5.6 | 29 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| November 1983 | 2 | 5.2 | 51 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| December 1983 | 12 | 7.4 | 55 km S 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.