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M4.2 Earthquake near CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN (Afghanistan)

UTC time: 2025-05-19 14:40:10 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN (Afghanistan) on May 19, 2025 at 14:40 UTC. At around 70 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
7a9226d497d528f8726b107d46f18920c0d3942d
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
70.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-19 14:40:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Afghanistan
City
wlayt prwan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
34.91000, 68.99000
Temperature
18.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 70 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 70 km
Intermediate
70 km
70 km — shallower than the regional average (103.1 km)
Regional average: 103.1 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

7felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 19, 2025, 3:33 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kabul International AirportAfghanistan · KBL · OAKB
    43.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 150 Catalogue entries

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