A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Khandūd in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/09/25 / 2025-09-30 12:29:41 / September 30, 2025 @ 12:29 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000ripa. Event ids that are associated: us6000ripa. Exact location of earthquake, 72.3715° East, 37.4794° North, depth 210.974 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 210.974 km (131 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 12:29:41 / 12:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Khorugh (c. 30 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khorugh, Khandūd. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 58 km N of Khandūd, Afghanistan.
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