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M6.3 Earthquake near 27 km ENE of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

UTC time: 2025-08-31 19:17:33 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
8.0 km
Source
NNSN

27 km ENE of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

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M6.3 Earthquake near 27 km ENE of Jalalabad, Afghanistan · 2025-08-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.3 Earthquake near 27 km ENE of Jalalabad, Afghanistan · 2025-08-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.3 earthquake was recorded near 27 km ENE of Jalalabad, Afghanistan on August 31, 2025 at 19:17 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
a168118603310d8ffe4915bcb43d7055338bdfb8
Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-31 19:17:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
34.51900, 70.73400

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Jalalabad27.9 kmW271'900
Peshawar96.2 kmSE4'758'762

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Bacha Khan International AirportPakistan · PEW · OPPS
    92.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours21
First 24 hours26
First 72 hours34
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M6.02025-08-31 19:17:34 UTC19.2 kmChawkay M6.02025-08-31 19:17:34 UTC0.0 km27 km ENE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan M6.02025-08-31 19:17:35 UTC29.2 kmHINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN M6.12025-08-31 19:17:36 UTC33.7 kmSoutheastern Afghanistan M5.72025-08-31 19:17:36 UTC35.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.7, near of Kabul (Monde) M6.02025-08-31 19:17:37 UTC13.4 kmSoutheastern Afghanistan [Land: Afghanistan] M4.52025-08-31 19:38:05 UTC24.3 km10 km N of Bāsawul, Afghanistan M4.52025-08-31 19:38:07 UTC5.4 kmSoutheastern Afghanistan M4.52025-08-31 19:38:11 UTC7.6 kmHINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN M4.52025-08-31 20:29:40 UTC23.3 kmHINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN M5.02025-08-31 21:33:15 UTC129.5 km M5.22025-08-31 21:33:20 UTC21.3 km39 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥486
Earlier events M≥518
Compared since2025-01-05

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-15 23:14:00 UTC158.7 km66 km NNW of Parun, Afghanistan M5.82025-08-19 05:19:20 UTC232.8 km M5.72025-04-19 06:47:56 UTC189.1 km63 km SSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan M5.72025-04-19 06:47:55 UTC189.1 km63 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan M5.62025-04-15 23:13:59 UTC158.6 km66 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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