A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Jalālābād in Afghanistan. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qsvy. Unique identifier: us7000qsvy. Global time and date of event 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 20:29:38 / August 31, 2025 @ 8:29 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 70.7005° East, 34.6067° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:29:38 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 30 km (19 miles) from Jalālābād (c. 200 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Shabqadar (c. 66 500 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Asadābād (c. 48 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mehtar Lām (c. 17 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Āsmār (c. 15 700 pop), 53 km (33 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). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pārūn, Shabqadar, Āsmār.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 30 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan.
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