Earthquake details

Friday, January 7, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, January 7, 1977 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asadābād (Afghanistan - AF), about 39.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.972 and latitude 34.549.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 46.0 km
Coordinates 34.549, 70.972
UTC time 1977-01-07 06:31:13.200
Location Jalalabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-07

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
Bāzārak
Afghanistan · 2026-03-21 02:01 UTC
108.3 km
M 4.4
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2026-02-01 19:36 UTC
37.7 km
M 4.3
Asadābād
Afghanistan · 2026-01-09 10:35 UTC
55.1 km
M 4.4
Asadābād
Afghanistan · 2026-01-06 13:35 UTC
32.8 km
M 4.1
Peshawar
Pakistan · 2026-01-01 10:16 UTC
37.0 km
M 4.3
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-12-09 07:47 UTC
36.8 km
M 4.1
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-12-08 09:41 UTC
91.2 km
M 4.2
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-11-05 22:10 UTC
24.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.