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M6.6 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan

22907 d ago · 28 Jan 1964, 14:09 UTC 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan on 28 Jan 1964, 14:09 UTC at a depth of 196 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Jurm, about 44 km away in Badakhshan, Afghanistan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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