A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Paghmān in Afghanistan on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:40:01 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 14:40:01 / May 19, 2025 @ 2:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 68.712° East, 34.7289° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000q05h. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q05h.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Kabul (c. 3 043 500 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Bāmyān (c. 61 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Charikar (c. 53 700 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Paghmān (c. 49 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Barakī Barak (c. 22 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Jabal os Saraj (c. 15 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Barakī Barak, Tagāb, Pul-e ‘Alam.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 26 km NW of Paghmān, Afghanistan.
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