Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 100 km depth27 Aug 13:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.27 Aug 13:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.3. Epicenter location corrected by 0.5 km (0.3 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 27, 2025 13:27:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Aug 27, 2025, at 01:27 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.3Depth100 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.404°N / 71.483°EBadakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 10 km (6 mi) away | Tajikistan 35 km (22 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.404°S / 108.517°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Estimated 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 energy7 minutes agoAug 27, 2025 13:27 GMT / Aug 27, 2025 01:27 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 36.404 / 71.483: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22106688',36.40400,71.48300,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region',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 Ishqoshim, a town with 26,000 inhabitants in Tajikistan, in 38 km (23 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 336 km (209 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(*)RegionCountry31 km (19 mi)N of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)III: WeakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan38 km (23 mi)N of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)III: WeakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan77 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterJurm(pop: 12,100)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)III: WeakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan121 km (75 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)III: WeakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan124 km (77 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)III: WeakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan138 km (86 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan153 km (95 mi)S of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)III: WeakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan168 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)III: WeakTakharAfghanistan173 km (107 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)III: WeakKunarAfghanistan178 km (111 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)III: WeakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan194 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)III: WeakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan197 km (123 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)III: WeakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan204 km (126 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)III: WeakMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)III: WeakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)III: WeakBaghlanAfghanistan215 km (134 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)III: WeakPanjshirAfghanistan225 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)III: WeakMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan226 km (140 mi)NW of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)III: WeakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan237 km (147 mi)SE of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan237 km (147 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)III: WeakKunduzAfghanistan239 km (149 mi)SW of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)III: WeakJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan243 km (151 mi)S of epicenterShabqadar(pop: 66,500)III: WeakCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan248 km (154 mi)SW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)III: WeakParwanAfghanistan251 km (156 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)III: WeakBaghlanAfghanistan251 km (156 mi)S of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan252 km (157 mi)S of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 95,300)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan254 km (158 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)III: WeakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan257 km (160 mi)W of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)III: WeakImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan260 km (161 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)III: WeakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan267 km (166 mi)S of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 1,218,800)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan269 km (167 mi)S of epicenterSwabi(pop: 97,400)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan272 km (169 mi)S of epicenterNowshera Cantonment(pop: 96,800)III: WeakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan278 km (173 mi)S of epicenterTordher(pop: 150,000)III: WeakSwabi District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan288 km (179 mi)NW of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan296 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan330 km (205 mi)SE of epicenterIslamabad(pop: 601,600)II: Very weakIslamabadPakistan336 km (209 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)II: Very weakDushanbeTajikistanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-08-27EpicenterAgency5.39100 km62 mi13:27:09.32Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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 20 km2 (8 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 8 km (5 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 27, 2025 01:27 pm (Universal Time)7 minutes ago5.3100 km0 km - This quakeAfghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 260 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.68 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 143 quakes per year (or 11.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 209 quakes per year (or 17.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 254 quakes per year (or 21.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 260 quakes per year (or 21.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake