Moderate earthquake, 5.2 mag strikes near Asadābād in Afghanistan

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Earthquake location 34.855S, 70.7076W A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Asadābād in Afghanistan on Friday. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:25:51 / 5:25 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qu8p. Id of event: us7000qu8p. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/09/25 / 2025-09-05 17:25:51 / September 5, 2025 @ 5:25 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 70.7076° East, 34.855° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tangi, Shabqadar, Tagāb (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Jalālābād (c. 200 300 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Shabqadar (c. 66 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Asadābād (c. 48 400 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Tangi (c. 29 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Mehtar Lām (c. 17 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Āsmār (c. 15 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn (c. 15 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km W of Asadābād, Afghanistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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