An intermediate to deep magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported late at night near Fayzabad, Fayzabad District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at 10:24 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 212. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.5, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Farkhar (pop. 10,500) located 29 km from the epicenter, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 67 km away, Rustaq (pop. 25,600) 71 km away, Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 72 km away, Art Khwajah (pop. 18,600) 86 km away, Khanabad (pop. 71,500) 97 km away, and Kunduz (pop. 161,900) 120 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 7, 2026 06:24 pm (Universal Time) local time (7 Mar 2026 18:24 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 212.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 36.56°N / 70.18°E (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Primary data source: EMSC