Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 147 km depth30 Aug 04:24 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 17 minutes.30 Aug 04:30: Now using data updates from NCSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 30, 2026 04:06:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 30, 2026, at 09:36 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.9Depth147 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.347°N / 71.496°EChitral District, Badakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 4.8 km (3 mi) away | Tajikistan 40 km (25 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.347°S / 108.504°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 7°C (45 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NNWEstimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy26 minutes agoAug 30, 2026 04:06 GMT / Aug 30, 2026 09:36 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 36.347 / 71.496: 118km SE of Fayzabad, AfghanistanSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.9 / 147 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23322820',36.34700,71.49600,'26 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, 118km SE of Fayzabad, 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 Chitral, a town with 57,000 inhabitants in Pakistan, in 61 km (38 mi) distance southeast 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, 342 km (212 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(*)RegionCountry38 km (23 mi)N of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)III: WeakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan43 km (27 mi)N of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)III: WeakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan61 km (38 mi)SE of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan69 km (43 mi)E of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)III: WeakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan83 km (51 mi)NW of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan99 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)III: WeakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan118 km (73 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan118 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan118 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan131 km (82 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan147 km (91 mi)S of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan149 km (92 mi)W of epicenterFarkhar(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan167 km (104 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan172 km (107 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan180 km (112 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan191 km (119 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan198 km (123 mi)NW of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan212 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan216 km (134 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan220 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)II: Very weakMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan231 km (144 mi)NW of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan232 km (144 mi)SE of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan234 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)II: Very weakJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan240 km (149 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)II: Very weakKunduzAfghanistan244 km (152 mi)S of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan246 km (153 mi)S of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 120,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan251 km (156 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan254 km (158 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)II: Very weakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan257 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)II: Very weakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan257 km (160 mi)E of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan260 km (162 mi)S of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 4,758,800)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan261 km (162 mi)NW of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)II: Very weakImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan263 km (163 mi)S of epicenterSwabi(pop: 97,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan276 km (172 mi)SW of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakIstalif, KabulAfghanistan292 km (181 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan324 km (201 mi)SE of epicenterIslamabad(pop: 601,600)II: Very weakIslamabadPakistan342 km (212 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-08-30EpicenterAgency4.9147 km91 mi04:06:56118km SE of Fayzabad, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.9147 km91 mi04:06:56Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with NCSRaspberryShake (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 8 km2 (3 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 30, 2026 09:36 am (Kolkata)26 minutes ago4.9147 km0 km - This quake118km SE of Fayzabad, AfghanistanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 262 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.68 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 140 quakes per year (or 11.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 219 quakes per year (or 18.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 258 quakes per year (or 21.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 263 quakes per year (or 21.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 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