Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at unknown depth5 Sep 01:35 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.5 Sep 01:37: Now using data updates from GFZ5 Sep 01:37: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 5, 2025 01:30:03 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Sep 5, 2025, at 01:30 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.3Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.524°N / 70.81°ENangarhar, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 15.5 km (10 mi) awaySeismic antipode34.524°S / 109.19°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 24.2°C (76 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.3 | about seismic energy8 minutes ago reported feltSep 5, 2025 01:30 GMT / Sep 5, 2025 01:30 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 34.524 / 70.81: Hindu Kush Region, AfghanistanSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.3 / 10 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22135448',34.52400,70.81000,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Peshawar, a city of 1.2 million people in Pakistan, in 91 km (57 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, 224 km (139 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry31 km (19 mi)S of epicenterMuhmand Dara(pop: 6,840)V: ModerateMohmand Darah, NangarharAfghanistan35 km (21 mi)W of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)IV: LightJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan40 km (25 mi)SE of epicenterShinpokh(pop: 1,110)IV: LightKhyber Agency, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan45 km (28 mi)S of epicenterMarkaz-e Woluswali-ye Achin(pop: 15,100)IV: LightAchin, NangarharAfghanistan56 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterLandi Kotal(pop: 2,220)IV: LightKhyber Agency, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan70 km (43 mi)E of epicenterKhar(pop: 10,000)IV: LightBajaur Agency, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan76 km (47 mi)NE of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)IV: LightBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan76 km (48 mi)SE of epicenterShabqadar(pop: 66,500)IV: LightCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan81 km (50 mi)E of epicenterTangi(pop: 29,400)IV: LightCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan91 km (57 mi)SE of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 1,218,800)IV: LightKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan95 km (59 mi)E of epicenterUtmanzai(pop: 29,400)IV: LightCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan95 km (59 mi)SE of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 95,300)IV: LightKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan107 km (66 mi)E of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)III: WeakMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan107 km (66 mi)SE of epicenterPabbi(pop: 37,300)III: WeakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan113 km (70 mi)S of epicenterHangu(pop: 36,200)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan119 km (74 mi)E of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan120 km (75 mi)SE of epicenterKohat(pop: 151,400)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan120 km (75 mi)SE of epicenterRisalpur Cantonment(pop: 37,100)III: WeakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan124 km (77 mi)NE of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan124 km (77 mi)SE of epicenterNowshera Cantonment(pop: 96,800)III: WeakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan145 km (90 mi)E of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)III: WeakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan147 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)III: WeakPanjshirAfghanistan148 km (92 mi)SE of epicenterTordher(pop: 150,000)III: WeakSwabi District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan150 km (93 mi)W of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)III: WeakKabulAfghanistan155 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterKhost(pop: 96,100)III: WeakVelayat-e KhowstAfghanistan158 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)III: WeakParwanAfghanistan159 km (99 mi)E of epicenterSwabi(pop: 97,400)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)III: WeakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan166 km (103 mi)SE of epicenterAttock City(pop: 85,500)III: WeakAttock District, Punjab ProvincePakistan170 km (106 mi)W of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)III: WeakKabulAfghanistan179 km (111 mi)SW of epicenterGardez(pop: 103,600)III: WeakWilayat-e PaktiyaAfghanistan182 km (113 mi)W of epicenterBaraki Barak(pop: 22,300)III: WeakBaraki Barak, LogarAfghanistan203 km (126 mi)E of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan224 km (139 mi)E of epicenterIslamabad(pop: 601,600)III: WeakIslamabadPakistan245 km (152 mi)SW of epicenterGhazni(pop: 141,000)III: WeakGhazniAfghanistan247 km (154 mi)NW of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)III: WeakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan261 km (162 mi)NW of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)III: WeakBaghlanAfghanistan272 km (169 mi)NW of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)III: WeakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan275 km (171 mi)W of epicenterBamyan(pop: 61,900)III: WeakBamyanAfghanistan285 km (177 mi)NW of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)III: WeakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 5 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 1 report for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!TranslateKhar bajaur (68.2 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s : Setting on the chair I felt shaking What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)IV: Light shaking168–68 km (42–42 mi)68 km (42 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.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 GMT2025-09-5EpicenterAgency5.310 km6.2 mi(*)01:30:03.73HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.3610 km6.2 mi(*)01:30:03.73Southeastern Afghanistan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 13.6 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 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.38 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 3.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 9.5 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 12 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake