Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Afghanistan, 1900โ2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
224
M5+
Strongest
M7.8
M7+ events
18
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-11-15 | 7.8 | 71 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 240 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-07-07 | 7.7 | 52 km ESE of Farkhฤr, Afghanistan | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-10-08 | 7.6 | 21 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-03-04 | 7.5 | 35 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 229 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-10-26 | 7.5 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 231 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-03-14 | 7.4 | 51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 208 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-07-04 | 7.4 | 50 km SSW of Ashkฤsham, Afghanistan | 100 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-03-03 | 7.4 | 51 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 226 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-07-29 | 7.4 | 75 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 99 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-12-30 | 7.4 | 55 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 215 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-06-09 | 7.3 | 42 km NNW of B?my?n, Afghanistan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1902-10-06 | 7.2 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-08-27 | 7.2 | 14 km SSE of Mach, Pakistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-04-21 | 7.1 | 55 km ESE of Farkhฤr, Afghanistan | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-10-24 | 7.1 | 24 km SSW of Tirmiz, Uzbekistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-02-27 | 7.1 | 29 km ESE of Harnai, Pakistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-10-24 | 7.0 | 74 km NE of Bฤzฤrak, Afghanistan | 220 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-08-09 | 7.0 | 53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 215 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-02-23 | 6.9 | 65 km WSW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-01-31 | 6.9 | 77 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan | 142 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-09-27 | 6.9 | 113 km SW of Kashgar, China | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-04-13 | 6.8 | 42 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 225 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-01-01 | 6.8 | 40 km SW of Qarchฤซ Gak, Afghanistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-04-25 | 6.8 | 78 km NNW of Pฤrลซn, Afghanistan | 205 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-08-24 | 6.8 | Pakistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-07-06 | 6.7 | 51 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan | 216 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-10-03 | 6.7 | 64 km W of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-12-01 | 6.6 | 107 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-04-16 | 6.6 | 29 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 190 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-01-28 | 6.6 | 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 196 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-06-06 | 6.6 | 40 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 216 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-05-30 | 6.6 | 24 km E of Rust?q, Afghanistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-04-05 | 6.6 | Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region | 187 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-12-16 | 6.6 | 14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-04-10 | 6.6 | 42 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 212 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-01-03 | 6.6 | 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 205 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-09-16 | 6.5 | 19 km S of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-03-21 | 6.5 | 40 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 192 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-09-27 | 6.5 | 67 km NNE of Murghob, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-07-30 | 6.5 | 57 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 211 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-11-08 | 6.5 | 31 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 228 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-05-13 | 6.5 | 51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 196 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-12-12 | 6.5 | 53 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 225 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-10-16 | 6.5 | 82 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-05-23 | 6.5 | 61 km NW of Taunsa, Pakistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-01-28 | 6.4 | 19 km WSW of A?bak, Afghanistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-10-10 | 6.4 | 40 km NNE of Barkhan, Pakistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-01-11 | 6.4 | 45 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 204 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-12-17 | 6.4 | 64 km NNW of Khorugh, Tajikistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-01-01 | 6.4 | 21 km WNW of Balkh, Afghanistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-10-28 | 6.4 | 23 km NW of Alik Ghund, Pakistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-08-09 | 6.4 | 48 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 204 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-07-13 | 6.4 | 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 217 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-08-02 | 6.4 | 76 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 120 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-02-16 | 6.4 | 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 208 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-03-06 | 6.3 | 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | 125 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1923-10-01 | 6.3 | 30 km WSW of Rajanpur, Pakistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-09-12 | 6.3 | 31 km NNW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-10-18 | 6.3 | 49 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan | 223 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-02-24 | 6.3 | 99 km WSW of Z?bol, Iran | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-20 | 6.3 | 2 km WSW of Lachi, Pakistan | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-11-20 | 6.3 | 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-05-12 | 6.3 | 66 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan | 108 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-08-06 | 6.3 | 48 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 195 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-05-02 | 6.3 | 54 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 229 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-12-25 | 6.3 | 42 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 206 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-09-17 | 6.3 | 47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 220 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-01-11 | 6.3 | 12 km NNE of Shoโrchi, Uzbekistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-02-07 | 6.3 | 18 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-04-21 | 6.3 | 76 km NE of Bฤzฤrak, Afghanistan | 205 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-05-22 | 6.3 | 58 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 205 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-07-05 | 6.2 | 18 km SE of Boysun, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-11-02 | 6.2 | 30 km SE of Mazฤr-e Sharฤซf, Afghanistan | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-11-12 | 6.2 | 73 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 114 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-10-22 | 6.2 | 39 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 186 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-02-25 | 6.2 | 49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 203 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-05-05 | 6.2 | 45 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 202 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-12 | 6.2 | 45 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 209 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-05-09 | 6.2 | 36 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | 116 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-04-03 | 6.2 | 47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 222 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-03-05 | 6.2 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 206 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-02-02 | 6.1 | 98 km SW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-06-27 | 6.1 | 47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 199 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1920-02-27 | 6.1 | 25 km SSE of Nushki, Pakistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-06-30 | 6.1 | 113 km E of Q?โen, Iran | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-08-20 | 6.1 | 26 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan | 229 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-09-02 | 6.1 | 43 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan | 212 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-11-27 | 6.1 | 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 190 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-02-01 | 6.1 | 21 km N of Jal?l?b?d, Afghanistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-12-20 | 6.1 | 49 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 212 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-04-05 | 6.1 | 61 km NNW of Torbat-e J?m, Iran | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-02-24 | 6.1 | 37 km E of Duki, Pakistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-05-13 | 6.1 | 42 km WNW of Dajal, Pakistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-03-22 | 6.1 | Central Afghanistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-01-25 | 6.0 | 1 km SE of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | 273 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-11-04 | 6.0 | 16 km SSW of Wana, Pakistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-01-05 | 6.0 | 44 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 203 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-06-21 | 6.0 | 55 km SW of Kh?st, Afghanistan | 4 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-10-05 | 6.0 | 35 km SSW of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-22 | 6.0 | 6 km NNW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |