Strong earthquake, 6 mag strikes near Bāsawul in Afghanistan

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Earthquake location 34.5722S, 70.8726W A earthquake magnitude 6 (ml/mb) strikes 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Bāsawul in Afghanistan on Sunday. The 6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:17:34 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000qsvj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qsvj. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 70.8726 East, latitude 34.5722 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 19:17:34 / August 31, 2025 @ 7:17 pm.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Peshawar (c. 1 218 800 pop), 116 km (72 miles) from Mardan (c. 300 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Jalālābād (c. 200 300 pop), 122 km (76 miles) from Nowshera Cantonment (c. 96 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Chārsadda (c. 95 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Shabqadar (c. 66 500 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Asadābād (c. 48 400 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Bat Khela (c. 46 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nowshera Cantonment, , Risālpur (min 5000 pop).

Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 36 km N of Bāsawul, Afghanistan.

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