1949 Jurm earthquake

The record places the epicentre near Jurm in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, at an intermediate depth far below the surface. No casualty figure appears in the available records.

Origin time (UTC)

1949-03-04T10:19

Magnitude

7.5

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

228.7

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem896379

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, afghanistan, badakhshan, hindu kush, deep focus

Coordinates: 36.563, 70.698

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in the Himalaya since 1930

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