See earthquakes recorded today in Afghanistan, with updated information on magnitude, location, depth and UTC time. Data is updated automatically from official seismic sources.
Earthquake map in Afghanistan today
Strongest earthquakes in Afghanistan today
No earthquakes are currently recorded today for Afghanistan in the available data.
Featured earthquakes in Afghanistan today
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Historical earthquakes in Afghanistan
A selection of documented significant historical earthquakes for Afghanistan using the available integrated institutional sources.
72 available records · Source: NOAA/NCEI · NOAA imported: 2026-10-19 06:23:10 UTC · ISC updated: 2026-10-07 13:16:20 UTC
| Date | Location / country | Mag. | Depth | Deaths (source) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-06-24 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH: SARSANGI, NARIN COUNTIES 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M6.1 | 47.0 km | 11 |
| 1965-03-14 | AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.3 | 219.0 km | — |
| 1956-06-09 | AFGHANISTAN: KABUL 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.6 | 60.0 km | 100 |
| 1954-06-10 | AFGHANISTAN: NORTHERN 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | — | — | 2.000 |
| 1949-03-04 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU-KUSH, WEST PUNJAB 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.5 | 230.0 km | — |
| 1939-11-21 | AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M6.9 | 220.0 km | — |
| 1937-11-14 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.2 | 240.0 km | — |
| 1929-02-01 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.1 | 220.0 km | — |
| 1922-12-06 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.5 | 230.0 km | — |
| 1921-11-15 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.8 | 215.0 km | — |
| 1911-07-04 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.6 | 190.0 km | — |
| 1911-01-01 | AFGHANISTAN: KABUL 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M6.8 | 35.0 km | — |
| 1909-07-07 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU-KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M8.1 | 230.0 km | — |
| 1908-10-23 | AFGHANISTAN: HINDU KUSH 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.0 | 220.0 km | — |
| 1896-09-23 | AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.5 | 160.0 km | — |
| 1874-10-18 | AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | — | — | — |
| 1842-02-19 | AFGHANISTAN: JALALABAD 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | — | — | 500 |
| 1832-01-22 | AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | — | — | — |
| 1505-07-06 | AFGHANISTAN: KABUL 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | — | — | — |
| 1102-02-28 | AFGHANISTAN: GERAT 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M6.1 | 15.0 km | — |
| 818-05-15 | AFGHANISTAN; INDIA: HINDU-KUSH; KAZAHKSTAN: BALKHA 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | M7.5 | 50.0 km | — |
| 50 | AFGHANISTAN: AIKHANUM 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | — | — | — |
The featured selection comes from the NOAA/NCEI significant-earthquake catalog. GDE does not automatically turn smaller earthquakes into major disasters or infer damage, deaths, or territorial impact.
Seismic data: USGS and official regional seismic sources.
Earthquakes in Afghanistan: tectonic activity
Afghanistan sits in an active tectonic region shaped by collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Faults in the Hindu Kush and surrounding mountain areas can generate destructive earthquakes, including deep events.
Magnitude, depth and data limitations
This monitor displays events reported by multiple sources, which may revise their data after publication. Magnitude describes earthquake size; local shaking also depends on depth, distance, geology and buildings. Earthquakes cannot be predicted reliably by exact date and location.
Safety and official information
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