Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 8, 1981 at 03:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 82.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.719 and latitude 36.384.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 215.6 km
Coordinates 36.384, 70.719
UTC time 1981-07-08 03:59:00.990
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-07-08

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.1
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-30 04:57 UTC
50.7 km
M 4.0
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-23 18:08 UTC
33.4 km
M 4.1
Khanabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-10 06:36 UTC
59.8 km
M 5.1
Khorugh
Tajikistan · 2026-04-27 06:46 UTC
119.3 km
M 4.5
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 03:16 UTC
25.5 km
M 5.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 02:54 UTC
26.9 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-15 04:00 UTC
66.9 km
M 4.4
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-12 23:54 UTC
22.3 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.