Earthquake details

Saturday, June 9, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, June 9, 1956 at 23:13 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāmyān (Afghanistan - AF), about 42.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.607 and latitude 35.155.

Magnitude	7.3
Alert	Extreme
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	35.155, 67.607
UTC time	1956-06-09 23:13:55.940

Location	Bāmyān
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1956-06-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bāmyān	42.2 km
Aībak	128.9 km
Pul-e Khumrī	133.4 km
Paghmān	138.0 km
Charikar	143.4 km
Baghlan	147.4 km
Kabul	159.1 km
Khulm	171.9 km
Bāzārak	174.4 km
Mazari Sharif	178.7 km
Balkh	189.4 km
Sar-e Pul	192.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Charikar Afghanistan · 2025-07-02 10:58 UTC	98.5 km
M 4.2 Kabul Afghanistan · 2025-05-19 14:40 UTC	111.3 km

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