Earthquake today in Herat
Herat, Afghanistan · checked 18:57 UTC
Was there an earthquake in Herat today?
No. No earthquake within this page's range of Herat has been recorded in the last 24 hours by the agencies this site follows (USGS and EMSC), as of 18:57 UTC.
"Today" here is the last 24 hours, ending now. Times are shown in UTC and in Herat's own time.
Earthquakes near Herat in the last 30 days
None in the last 30 days.
Which earthquakes this page counts
A small earthquake close by and a large one far away can both be what people in Herat notice, so one fixed circle would be wrong both ways. This page counts magnitude 6 or more within 800 km; magnitude 5 or more within 400 km; magnitude 4 or more within 200 km; any size within 100 km. That is this site's rule for what to list, not a statement that an earthquake was felt. The earthquakes are the ones the US Geological Survey (magnitude 2.5 and above) and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (magnitude 4 and above) have published; outside the United States, smaller earthquakes are often missing from both.
The largest earthquakes on record within 300 km
The USGS catalog holds 41 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 300 km of Herat in the last 50 years. The largest since 1900:
- M7.3, 10 May 1997 — 228 km WSW of Herat (58 km E of Q?’en, Iran)
- M7.1, 27 November 1979 — 232 km W of Herat (56 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran)
- M7.1, 31 August 1968 — 298 km W of Herat (35 km SE of Gonābād, Iran)
- M6.7, 16 January 1979 — 256 km W of Herat (32 km NE of Q?’en, Iran)
- M6.6, 14 November 1979 — 231 km W of Herat (55 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran)
From the USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, magnitude 6 and above. The catalog is most complete for recent decades. Search the full history near Herat →
If you felt it
Expect aftershocks, and stay away from damaged buildings. If you are indoors when shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on. This site does not issue warnings and earthquakes cannot be predicted — follow Afghanistan's own authorities, listed on the Afghanistan page. What to do before, during and after an earthquake →
Questions
Was there an earthquake in Herat today?
No. No earthquake within this page's range of Herat has been recorded in the last 24 hours by the agencies this site follows (USGS and EMSC), as of 18:57 UTC.
How many earthquakes have there been near Herat recently?
None in the last 30 days. This page counts magnitude 6 or more within 800 km; magnitude 5 or more within 400 km; magnitude 4 or more within 200 km; any size within 100 km.
How often are there strong earthquakes near Herat?
The USGS catalog holds 41 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 300 km of Herat in the last 50 years. The catalog is most complete for recent decades; a low number is not a low hazard.
Where do official earthquake alerts for Herat come from?
From Afghanistan's national seismological and disaster-management agencies, which are listed on this site's Afghanistan page. This page collects what USGS and EMSC publish; it does not issue warnings, and earthquakes cannot be predicted.
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