Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 210 km depth29 Aug 20:07 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 13 minutes.29 Aug 20:07: Now using data updates from NCSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 29, 2026 19:53:40 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 30, 2026, at 01:23 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.0Depth210 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.477°N / 70.44°EBadakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 82 km (51 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.477°S / 109.56°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoAug 29, 2026 19:53 GMT / Aug 30, 2026 01:23 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 36.477 / 70.44: 70km S of Fayzabad, AfghanistanSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 210 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23322042',36.47700,70.44000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, 70km S 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 near the epicenter is Farkhar, a town with 10,000 inhabitants in Afghanistan, in 53 km (33 mi) distance to the west, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry53 km (33 mi)W of epicenterFarkhar(pop: 10,500)I: Not feltTakharAfghanistan56 km (35 mi)NE of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan72 km (45 mi)N of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan86 km (53 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)I: Not feltTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)I: Not feltTakharAfghanistan100 km (62 mi)E of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)I: Not feltIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan108 km (67 mi)E of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan109 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan121 km (75 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)I: Not feltKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan126 km (78 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan139 km (87 mi)SE of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan142 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan144 km (90 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan146 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan154 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)I: Not feltPanjshirAfghanistan160 km (99 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan164 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan164 km (102 mi)E of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)I: Not feltChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan166 km (103 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)I: Not feltPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)I: Not feltImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan170 km (106 mi)N of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan181 km (112 mi)SE of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)I: Not feltBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan186 km (116 mi)SW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltParwanAfghanistan189 km (118 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltKunarAfghanistan192 km (119 mi)SE of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan197 km (122 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)I: Not feltUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan199 km (124 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)I: Not feltCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan202 km (125 mi)S of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)I: Not feltMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan211 km (131 mi)NW of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan218 km (136 mi)W of epicenterAibak(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltAibak, SamanganAfghanistan220 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)I: Not feltIstalif, KabulAfghanistan228 km (142 mi)S of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)I: Not feltJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan245 km (152 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan249 km (155 mi)SE of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan250 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan257 km (159 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan272 km (169 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan299 km (186 mi)SW of epicenterBamyan(pop: 61,900)I: Not feltBamyanAfghanistanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-29EpicenterAgency4.0210 km130 mi19:53:4070km S of Fayzabad, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.0210 km130 mi19:53:40Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan0 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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 30, 2026 01:23 am (Kolkata)14 minutes ago4.0210 km0 km - This quake70km S 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 377 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.76 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 157 quakes per year (or 13.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 284 quakes per year (or 23.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 364 quakes per year (or 30.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 376 quakes per year (or 31.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 18 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