A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Kunduz in Afghanistan. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qh4x. Unique identifier: us6000qh4x. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 68.8945° East, 36.8549° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/05/25 / 2025-05-31 20:20:33 / May 31, 2025 @ 8:20 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 20:20:33 / 8:20 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 14 km (9 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Qarāwul (c. 24 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yangī Qal‘ah, Farkhār, Nahrīn (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 14 km NNE of Kunduz, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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