Biggest Earthquakes Near Herāt, Herat, Afghanistan
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
7.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1997-05-10 07:57:29 UTC
      
      at 07:57 
May 10, 1997 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 33.825, 59.809
        
        58.2 km from
  Qā’en
    (36.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Tabas, Yazd, Iran
7.4 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1978-09-16 15:35:56 UTC
      
      at 15:35 
September 16, 1978 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 33.386, 57.434
        
        52.2 km from
  Tabas
    (32.2 miles)
    
Depth: 33 km
Khāsh, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2013-04-16 10:44:20 UTC
      
      at 10:44 
April 16, 2013 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 28.033, 61.996
        
        79.2 km from
  Khāsh
    (49.2 miles)
    
Depth: 80 km
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1921-11-15 20:36:43 UTC
      
      at 20:36 
November 15, 1921 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 36.202, 70.711
        
        74.2 km from
  Jurm
    (46.2 miles)
    
Depth: 240 km
Pārūn, Nūrestān, Afghanistan
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1909-07-07 21:37:47 UTC
      
      at 21:37 
July 07, 1909 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 35.387, 70.251
        
        61.2 km from
  Pārūn
    (37.2 miles)
    
Depth: 200 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
7.1 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1979-11-27 17:10:32 UTC
      
      at 17:10 
November 27, 1979 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 33.962, 59.726
        
        56.2 km from
  Qā’en
    (35.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Bāmyān, Bāmīān, Afghanistan
7.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1956-06-09 23:13:55 UTC
      
      at 23:13 
June 09, 1956 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 35.155, 67.607
        
        42.2 km from
  Bāmyān
    (26.2 miles)
    
Depth: 25 km
Ashgabat, Ahal, Turkmenistan
7.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1948-10-05 20:12:09 UTC
      
      at 20:12 
October 05, 1948 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 38.036, 58.388
        
        9.2 km from
  Ashgabat
    (5.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
6.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1947-09-23 12:28:16 UTC
      
      at 12:28 
September 23, 1947 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 33.621, 58.643
        
        51.2 km from
  Qā’en
    (32.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Kalāt, Balochistān, Pakistan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1935-05-30 21:32:57 UTC
      
      at 21:32 
May 30, 1935 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 28.941, 66.477
        
        14.2 km from
  Kalāt
    (8.2 miles)
    
Depth: 25 km
Arçabil, Ahal, Turkmenistan
7.2 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1929-05-01 15:37:36 UTC
      
      at 15:37 
May 01, 1929 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 38.117, 57.736
        
        38.2 km from
  Arçabil
    (23.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1979-01-16 09:50:10 UTC
      
      at 09:50 
January 16, 1979 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 33.897, 59.472
        
        32.2 km from
  Qā’en
    (20.2 miles)
    
Depth: 33 km
Balkh, Balkh, Afghanistan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1906-10-24 14:43:18 UTC
      
      at 14:43 
October 24, 1906 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 36.79, 67.021
        
        11.2 km from
  Balkh
    (7.2 miles)
    
Depth: 35 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
6.6 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1979-11-14 02:21:22 UTC
      
      at 02:21 
November 14, 1979 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 33.918, 59.741
        
        55.2 km from
  Qā’en
    (34.2 miles)
    
Depth: 33 km
Dālbandīn, Balochistān, Pakistan
7.2 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2011-01-18 20:23:23 UTC
      
      at 20:23 
January 18, 2011 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 28.777, 63.951
        
        46.2 km from
  Dālbandīn
    (28.2 miles)
    
Depth: 68 km
Herāt, Herat, Afghanistan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2023-10-11 00:41:56 UTC
      
      at 00:41 
October 11, 2023 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 34.557, 62.045
        
        28.2 km from
  Herāt
    (17.2 miles)
    
Depth: 9 km
Herāt, Herat, Afghanistan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2023-10-15 03:36:00 UTC
      
      at 03:36 
October 15, 2023 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 34.609, 62.112
        
        32.2 km from
  Herāt
    (20.2 miles)
    
Depth: 6 km
Zindah Jān, Herat, Afghanistan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2023-10-07 07:12:50 UTC
      
      at 07:12 
October 07, 2023 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 34.574, 61.904
        
        29.2 km from
  Zindah Jān
    (18.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Zindah Jān, Herat, Afghanistan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2023-10-07 06:41:03 UTC
      
      at 06:41 
October 07, 2023 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 34.61, 61.924
        
        33.2 km from
  Zindah Jān
    (21.2 miles)
    
Depth: 14 km
Farkhār, Takhār, Afghanistan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2015-10-26 09:09:42 UTC
      
      at 09:09 
October 26, 2015 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 36.524, 70.368
        
        46.2 km from
  Farkhār
    (28.2 miles)
    
Depth: 231 km