A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Qalāt in Afghanistan on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qyyw. Id of event: us6000qyyw. The temblor was picked up at 20:14:54 / 8:14 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 66.9861 East, latitude 31.5338 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/08/25 / 2025-08-07 20:14:54 / August 7, 2025 @ 8:14 pm.
Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Chaman (c. 88 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Qalāt (c. 12 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Chaman, Qalāt.
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 four 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 63 km S of Qalāt, Afghanistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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