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Latest quakes in or near Afghanistan in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

Updated: Mar 21, 2023 21:57 GMT -
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Quakes in the past 7 days:

  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 6 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Badakhshan, Afghanistan, 5 hours ago.Read more
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 GMT (10 quakes)
Mar 22, 2023 1:12 am (GMT +5) (Mar 21, 2023 20:12 GMT)
3.9

86 km
Badakhshan, Afghanistan, 12 km east of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 21, 2023 11:33 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 21, 2023 19:03 GMT)
3.9

60 km
Badakhshan, 30 km southeast of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan
I FELT IT - 2 reports
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Mar 22, 2023 12:08 am (GMT +5:30) (Mar 21, 2023 18:38 GMT)
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n/a
198 km northwest of Jagraon, Ludhiana, Punjab, India (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 7 reports
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Mar 21, 2023 10:59 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 21, 2023 18:29 GMT)
3.9

19 km
Badakhshan, 181 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Mar 21, 2023 10:26 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 21, 2023 17:26 GMT)
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n/a
Punjab, 23 km northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 12 reports
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Mar 21, 2023 9:17 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 21, 2023 16:47 GMT)
6.5

188 km
75 km southeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
I FELT IT - 5316 reports
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Mar 21, 2023 11:55 am (GMT +4:30) (Mar 21, 2023 07:25 GMT)
4.4

110 km
92 km southeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
I FELT IT - 7 reports
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Mar 21, 2023 11:02 am (GMT +5) (Mar 21, 2023 06:02 GMT)
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n/a
9.8 km south of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 9 reports
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Mar 21, 2023 5:35 am (GMT +4:30) (Mar 21, 2023 01:05 GMT)
2.3

10 km
27 km south of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 1 reportMore
Mar 21, 2023 4:59 am (GMT +4:30) (Mar 21, 2023 00:29 GMT)
2.0

10 km
0.7 km northwest of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan More
Monday, March 20, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 20, 2023 8:15 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 20, 2023 15:15 GMT)
1.8

10 km
38 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan More
Mar 20, 2023 7:30 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 20, 2023 14:30 GMT)
4.6

194 km
56 km northwest of Thal, Dīr District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
I FELT IT - 2 reports
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Mar 20, 2023 7:30 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 20, 2023 14:30 GMT)
3.9

10 km
97 km northwest of Thal, Dīr District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 20, 2023 6:04 am (GMT +5) (Mar 20, 2023 01:04 GMT)
1.7

10 km
Pakistan: NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR More
Sunday, March 19, 2023 GMT (13 quakes)
Mar 20, 2023 1:39 am (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 20:39 GMT)
3.4

10 km
Afghanistan, 91 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
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Mar 19, 2023 9:39 pm (GMT +3:30) (Mar 19, 2023 18:09 GMT)
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n/a
6.6 km northwest of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 2 reports
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Mar 19, 2023 11:01 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 18:01 GMT)
4.7

123 km
14 km north of Gilgit, Pakistan
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Mar 19, 2023 11:00 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 18:00 GMT)
3.8

70 km
89 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
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Mar 19, 2023 10:56 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 17:56 GMT)
2.1

10 km
87 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan More
Mar 19, 2023 10:07 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 17:07 GMT)
4.5

19 km
68 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 20, 2023 12:25 am (GMT +8) (Mar 19, 2023 16:25 GMT)
2.4

10 km
86 km southwest of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China More
Mar 19, 2023 6:59 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 13:59 GMT)
0.8

10 km
AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION More
Mar 19, 2023 1:10 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 19, 2023 08:40 GMT)
2.1

10 km
27 km southwest of Ashkāsham, Ishkāshim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan More
Mar 19, 2023 11:31 am (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 06:31 GMT)
3.5

10 km
117 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 19, 2023 11:01 am (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 06:01 GMT)
4.4

170 km
56 km southwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 19, 2023 11:01 am (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 06:01 GMT)
4.1

107 km
66 km northwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 19, 2023 5:00 am (GMT +5) (Mar 19, 2023 00:00 GMT)
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n/a
1 km east of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan (unconfirmed) 43 reportsMore
Saturday, March 18, 2023 GMT (6 quakes)
Mar 19, 2023 2:56 am (GMT +5) (Mar 18, 2023 21:56 GMT)
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n/a
Near Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 2 reports
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Mar 18, 2023 1:10 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 18, 2023 08:40 GMT)
2.2

10 km
Takhar, Afghanistan, 9.7 km south of Chubek, Tajikistan More
Mar 18, 2023 5:51 am (GMT +4:30) (Mar 18, 2023 01:21 GMT)
4.3

105 km
58 km east of Khandūd, Wākhān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
I FELT IT - 3 reports
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Mar 18, 2023 5:27 am (GMT +5) (Mar 18, 2023 00:27 GMT)
2.4

10 km
59 km north of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan More
Mar 18, 2023 5:01 am (GMT +5) (Mar 18, 2023 00:01 GMT)
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n/a
9.8 km northeast of Islamabad, Pakistan (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 40 reports
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Mar 18, 2023 4:30 am (GMT +4:30) (Mar 18, 2023 00:00 GMT)
4.9

162 km
37 km southeast of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan
I FELT IT - 43 reports
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Friday, March 17, 2023 GMT (11 quakes)
Mar 17, 2023 11:54 pm (GMT +5:30) (Mar 17, 2023 18:24 GMT)
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n/a
2.1 km south of Srinagar, Kashmir, India (unconfirmed) 7 reportsMore
Mar 17, 2023 11:53 pm (GMT +5:30) (Mar 17, 2023 18:23 GMT)
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n/a
1.3 km southeast of Ludhiana, Punjab, India (unconfirmed)
I FELT IT - 2 reports
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Mar 18, 2023 2:19 am (GMT +8) (Mar 17, 2023 18:19 GMT)
4.7

139 km
142 km south of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
I FELT IT
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Mar 17, 2023 4:56 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 17, 2023 12:26 GMT)
2.7

10 km
68 km northeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan More
Mar 17, 2023 1:32 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 17, 2023 09:02 GMT)
3.8

10 km
25 km southeast of Bamyan, Afghanistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 17, 2023 10:30 am (GMT +5) (Mar 17, 2023 05:30 GMT)
1.2

10 km
AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION More
Mar 17, 2023 8:29 am (GMT +5) (Mar 17, 2023 03:29 GMT)
1.9

10 km
40 km west of Karor, Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan More
Mar 17, 2023 8:29 am (GMT +5) (Mar 17, 2023 03:29 GMT)
1.9

10 km
40 km west of Karor, Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan More
Mar 17, 2023 6:59 am (GMT +5) (Mar 17, 2023 01:59 GMT)
3.1

10 km
56 km north of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 17, 2023 6:59 am (GMT +5) (Mar 17, 2023 01:59 GMT)
4.5

10 km
82 km northwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 17, 2023 5:11 am (GMT +4:30) (Mar 17, 2023 00:41 GMT)
3.4

10 km
Kunduz, 39 km northwest of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan
I FELT IT
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 16, 2023 11:27 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 16, 2023 18:27 GMT)
3.1

10 km
Republican Subordination, 37 km northeast of Norak, Viloyati Khatlon, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 16, 2023 8:26 am (GMT +5) (Mar 16, 2023 03:26 GMT)
2.8

10 km
38 km northwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan More
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 15, 2023 10:49 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 15, 2023 18:19 GMT)
2.4

10 km
Takhar, Afghanistan, 20 km east of Farkhor, Viloyati Khatlon, Tajikistan More
Mar 15, 2023 11:19 pm (GMT +5) (Mar 15, 2023 18:19 GMT)
4.2

27 km
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afghanistan, 48 km south of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 15, 2023 10:23 pm (GMT +4:30) (Mar 15, 2023 17:53 GMT)
3.9

280 km
Nuristan, 80 km north of Assad-Abad, Asadābād, Kunar, Afghanistan
I FELT IT
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Mar 15, 2023 8:37 am (GMT +5) (Mar 15, 2023 03:37 GMT)
2.3

10 km
AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION More
Mar 15, 2023 8:28 am (GMT +5) (Mar 15, 2023 03:28 GMT)
2.6

10 km
AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.6 x 1014 joules (100 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 86059 tons of TNT or 5.4 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Afghanistan Earthquake FAQ

When was the latest earthquake in Afghanistan ?

The last earthquake in Afghanistan occurred 1 hour and 45 minutes ago: Weak mag. 3.9 earthquake - Badakhshan, Afghanistan, 12 km east of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan, on Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 1:12 am (GMT +5).

How many quakes were there in Afghanistan past week?

In the past 7 days, Afghanistan had 51 quakes up to magnitude 6.5.

What was the strongest quake in Afghanistan past week?

The strongest earthquake in Afghanistan past week occurred 5 hours ago: Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 75 km southeast of Faizabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 9:17 pm (GMT +4:30).

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