Earthquake details

Monday, June 11, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Monday, June 11, 1956 at 02:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāmyān (Afghanistan - AF), about 34.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.497 and latitude 34.965.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.965, 67.497
UTC time	1956-06-11 02:57:16.010

Location	Bāmyān
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-06-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bāmyān	34.1 km
Paghmān	139.4 km
Aībak	152.1 km
Charikar	152.8 km
Pul-e Khumrī	155.2 km
Kabul	160.8 km
Baghlan	169.9 km
Ghazni	178.6 km
Nīlī	186.9 km
Bāzārak	187.8 km
Khulm	193.7 km
Mazari Sharif	197.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Charikar Afghanistan · 2025-07-02 10:58 UTC	108.4 km
M 4.2 Kabul Afghanistan · 2025-05-19 14:40 UTC	113.9 km

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