A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Nahrīn in Afghanistan on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 69.2054° East, 36.2833° North. Unique identifier: us6000rvxc. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rvxc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/25 / 2025-12-19 05:39:10 / December 19, 2025 @ 5:39 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 05:39:10 / 5:39 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rustāq, Aībak, Panj (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (36 miles) from Kunduz (c. 161 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Baghlān (c. 108 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Khanabad (c. 71 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Taloqan (c. 64 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Pul-e Khumrī (c. 56 400 pop), 107 km (66 miles) from Aībak (c. 47 800 pop), 109 km (68 miles) from Rustāq (c. 25 600 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 25 km NNE of Nahrīn, Afghanistan.
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