Afghanistan earthquakes in 1987
45 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Afghanistan in 1987. The largest: M6.2 45 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan, May 5, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Afghanistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.636 km NNW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.67 km W of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 57 km deep
- 4.9Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region · 180 km deep
- 4.657 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 129 km deep
- 4.669 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 87 km deep
- 4.542 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 206 km deep
- 4.572 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.840 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 47 km deep
- 4.823 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.967 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 145 km deep
- 5.038 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 4.735 km NE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 51 km deep
- 4.520 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 180 km deep
- 6.126 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 95 km deep
- 4.969 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 120 km deep
- 4.552 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 201 km deep
- 4.75 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.684 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 126 km deep
- 4.827 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.945 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 207 km deep
- 6.181 km SE of ‘Al?qahd?r? D?sh?, Afghanistan · 165 km deep
- 4.532 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 199 km deep
- 4.559 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 107 km deep
- 4.641 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 106 km deep
- 5.074 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 5.136 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 243 km deep
- 4.53 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.526 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.774 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 105 km deep
- 4.543 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 250 km deep
- 6.245 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 4.827 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 183 km deep
- 4.552 km N of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 191 km deep
- 4.631 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 5.672 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 5.047 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.632 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 236 km deep
- 4.842 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 4.679 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 123 km deep
- 4.649 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 180 km deep
- 4.731 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.838 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 168 km deep
- 4.66 km ESE of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.554 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 183 km deep
- 4.8Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 95 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1987 in Afghanistan.
- 6.245 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 202 km deep
- 6.126 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 95 km deep
- 6.181 km SE of ‘Al?qahd?r? D?sh?, Afghanistan · 165 km deep
- 5.672 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 103 km deep
- 5.136 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 243 km deep
- 5.038 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 104 km deep
- 5.074 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan · 111 km deep
- 5.047 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 190 km deep
- 4.9Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region · 180 km deep
- 4.967 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 145 km deep
- 4.969 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 120 km deep
- 4.945 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 207 km deep
- 4.840 km SW of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 47 km deep
- 4.823 km SE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 222 km deep
- 4.827 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 112 km deep
- 4.827 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 183 km deep
- 4.842 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 212 km deep
- 4.838 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan · 168 km deep
- 4.8Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region · 95 km deep
- 4.735 km NE of Nahr?n, Afghanistan · 51 km deep
- 4.75 km W of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.774 km SSE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan · 105 km deep
- 4.731 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.636 km NNW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan · 33 km deep
- 4.67 km W of Rust?q, Afghanistan · 57 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 3 | 4.8 | Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region |
| February 1987 | 2 | 4.8 | 38 km NW of Khand?d, Afghanistan |
| March 1987 | 4 | 4.8 | 42 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| April 1987 | 3 | 5.6 | 72 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| May 1987 | 4 | 6.2 | 45 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| June 1987 | 4 | 5.1 | 36 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| July 1987 | 3 | 5.0 | 74 km NNE of P?r?n, Afghanistan |
| August 1987 | 5 | 6.1 | 81 km SE of ‘Al?qahd?r? D?sh?, Afghanistan |
| September 1987 | 3 | 4.9 | 69 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |
| October 1987 | 7 | 6.1 | 26 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan |
| November 1987 | 6 | 4.9 | Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region |
| December 1987 | 1 | 4.6 | 36 km NNW of Fayzabad, 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.