An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred only 9 minutes ago 106 km southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 125. km beneath the epicenter near Fayzabad, Fayzabad District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, early morning on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, at 6:54 am local time. 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 France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Ashkasham (pop. 12,100) located 65 km from the epicenter, Jurm (pop. 12,100) 72 km away, Ishqoshim (pop. 26,000) 73 km away, Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 106 km away, and Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 106 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: Apr 18, 2026 02:54 am (Universal Time) local time (18 Apr 2026 02:54 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 190.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 36.59°N / 70.92°E (Zaybak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Primary data source: EMSC