Earthquake details

Saturday, March 22, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, March 22, 1958 at 11:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāmyān (Afghanistan - AF), about 63.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.460 and latitude 35.309.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	35.309, 67.460
UTC time	1958-03-22 11:07:54.290

Location	Bāmyān
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1958-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bāmyān	63.8 km
Aībak	117.6 km
Pul-e Khumrī	133.8 km
Baghlan	145.2 km
Khulm	156.0 km
Paghmān	158.0 km
Mazari Sharif	159.0 km
Charikar	159.2 km
Balkh	168.9 km
Sar-e Pul	170.9 km
Kabul	178.8 km
Bāzārak	186.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Charikar Afghanistan · 2025-07-02 10:58 UTC	114.6 km
M 4.2 Kabul Afghanistan · 2025-05-19 14:40 UTC	131.0 km

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