A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Khandūd in Afghanistan on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000ri3y. Unique identifier: us6000ri3y. Exact location of earthquake, 72.866° East, 36.9062° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 05:42:01 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 19/10/25 / 2025-10-19 05:42:01 / October 19, 2025 @ 5:42 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khandūd (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Khandūd (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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: 49 km E of Khandūd, Afghanistan.
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