(Unconfirmed) Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 160 km depth2 Sep 21:37 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 15 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 2, 2025 21:21:46 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Sep 2, 2025, at 09:21 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude4.3Depth160 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.65°N / 70.41°ELaghman, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 54 km (34 mi) awaySeismic antipode34.65°S / 109.59°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoVakak (228 km / 142 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoSep 2, 2025 21:21 GMT / Sep 2, 2025 09:21 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 34.65 / 70.41: Southeastern AfghanistanSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22127900',34.65000,70.41000,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Southeastern Afghanistan',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in AfghanistanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Mehtar Lam, a town with 17,000 inhabitants in Afghanistan, in 18.5 km (12 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, 114 km (71 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry19 km (12 mi)W of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)II: Very weakMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan25 km (16 mi)S of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)II: Very weakJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan62 km (38 mi)SE of epicenterMuhmand Dara(pop: 6,840)II: Very weakMohmand Darah, NangarharAfghanistan64 km (40 mi)SE of epicenterMarkaz-e Woluswali-ye Achin(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakAchin, NangarharAfghanistan73 km (45 mi)W of epicenterTagab(pop: 6,400)II: Very weakKapisaAfghanistan79 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterShinpokh(pop: 1,110)II: Very weakKhyber Agency, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan88 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterHukumati Azrah(pop: 12,500)II: Very weakAzrah, LogarAfghanistan96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan114 km (71 mi)W of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan116 km (72 mi)SE of epicenterShabqadar(pop: 66,500)II: Very weakCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakParwanAfghanistan120 km (75 mi)W of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)II: Very weakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan120 km (75 mi)E of epicenterTangi(pop: 29,400)II: Very weakCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan129 km (80 mi)SE of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 1,218,800)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan134 km (83 mi)W of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan134 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 95,300)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterUtmanzai(pop: 29,400)II: Very weakCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan138 km (86 mi)SE of epicenterHangu(pop: 36,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan143 km (89 mi)E of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan146 km (91 mi)SE of epicenterPabbi(pop: 37,300)II: Very weakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterKohat(pop: 151,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan153 km (95 mi)S of epicenterKhost(pop: 96,100)II: Very weakVelayat-e KhowstAfghanistan154 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterBaraki Barak(pop: 22,300)II: Very weakBaraki Barak, LogarAfghanistan159 km (99 mi)E of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan160 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterGardez(pop: 103,600)II: Very weakWilayat-e PaktiyaAfghanistan163 km (101 mi)SE of epicenterNowshera Cantonment(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan179 km (111 mi)E of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan187 km (116 mi)E of epicenterTordher(pop: 150,000)II: Very weakSwabi District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan195 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan198 km (123 mi)E of epicenterSwabi(pop: 97,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan204 km (127 mi)SE of epicenterAttock City(pop: 85,500)I: Not feltAttock District, Punjab ProvincePakistan211 km (131 mi)NW of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)I: Not feltPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan220 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterGhazni(pop: 141,000)I: Not feltGhazniAfghanistan226 km (140 mi)NW of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan237 km (147 mi)W of epicenterBamyan(pop: 61,900)I: Not feltBamyanAfghanistan245 km (152 mi)N of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)I: Not feltTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan255 km (158 mi)NW of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)I: Not feltKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan270 km (168 mi)NW of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan282 km (175 mi)NW of epicenterAibak(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltAibak, SamanganAfghanistanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-09-2EpicenterAgency4.3160 km99 mi21:21:46Southeastern AfghanistanRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 2, 2025 09:21 pm (Universal Time)16 minutes ago4.3160 km0 km - This quakeSoutheastern AfghanistanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 13.8 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.45 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 7.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 13.8 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 15.3 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake