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M5.1 Earthquake near 35 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan (Afghanistan)

UTC time: 2025-08-27 13:27:10 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near 35 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan (Afghanistan) · 2025-08-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 35 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan (Afghanistan) · 2025-08-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near 35 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan (Afghanistan) on August 27, 2025 at 13:27 UTC. At around 128 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
e7ee52b6ca23b368e392be7a00113de80105cc97
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
128.3 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 13:27:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Afghanistan
City
wlayt bdkhshan
Source
usgs
Coordinates
36.44320, 71.27150
Temperature
11.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 128.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 128.3 km
Intermediate
128.3 km
128.3 km — deeper than the regional average (99.7 km)
Regional average: 99.7 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ishqoshim43.7 kmNE26'000
Mingora209.6 kmSE361'112
Battagram252.3 kmSE700'000

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Chitral AirportPakistan · CJL · OPCH
    78.0 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 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M4.82025-09-04 21:46:42 UTC70.7 kmPakistan M5.02025-09-04 21:46:42 UTC61.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Peshawar (Monde) M4.52025-09-07 08:19:30 UTC57.1 kmHINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN M4.32025-09-07 08:19:35 UTC70.4 km53 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan M4.72025-09-26 03:17:25 UTC28.7 km47 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan M4.62025-09-26 03:17:25 UTC20.0 kmAfghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region

Afghanistan

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 150 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#9
Earlier events M≥4108
Earlier events M≥514
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 UTC84.7 km66 km NNW of Parun, Afghanistan M5.72025-04-19 06:47:56 UTC30.4 km63 km SSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan M5.72025-04-19 06:47:55 UTC30.4 km63 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan M5.62025-04-15 23:13:59 UTC84.7 km66 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan M5.52025-04-19 06:47:53 UTC51.7 kmChitral Tehsil

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