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M5.4 Earthquake near Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region (Afghanistan)

UTC time: 2025-08-27 13:27:09 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region (Afghanistan) · 2025-08-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region (Afghanistan) · 2025-08-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region (Afghanistan) on August 27, 2025 at 13:27 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 100 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
ee7734d4786678442edb1d05cab46de3cda43bde
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
100.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 13:27:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Afghanistan
City
wlayt bdkhshan
Source
gfz
Coordinates
36.40000, 71.48000
Temperature
11.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 100 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 100 km
Intermediate
100 km
100 km — close to 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
Ishqoshim38.0 kmN26'000
Mingora197.1 kmSE361'112
Battagram237.1 kmSE700'000

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Chitral AirportPakistan · CJL · OPCH
    63.9 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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.12025-08-27 13:27:10 UTC19.3 km35 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan M4.82025-09-04 21:46:42 UTC62.4 kmPakistan M5.02025-09-04 21:46:42 UTC49.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Peshawar (Monde) M4.52025-09-07 08:19:30 UTC72.5 kmHINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN M4.32025-09-07 08:19:35 UTC89.4 km53 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan M4.72025-09-26 03:17:25 UTC47.7 km47 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan M4.62025-09-26 03:17:25 UTC39.2 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#6
Earlier events M≥4107
Earlier events M≥512
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 UTC96.9 km66 km NNW of Parun, Afghanistan M5.72025-04-19 06:47:56 UTC35.2 km63 km SSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan M5.72025-04-19 06:47:55 UTC35.2 km63 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan M5.62025-04-15 23:13:59 UTC96.9 km66 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan M5.52025-04-19 06:47:53 UTC36.5 kmChitral Tehsil

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