Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 222 km depth3 Jun 01:13 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 16 minutes.3 Jun 01:26: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 3, 2026 00:56:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jun 3, 2026, at 05:26 am (GMT +4:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.00Depth222 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.701°N / 70.399°ETashkan, Badakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Tajikistan 95 km (59 mi) away | Pakistan 99 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.701°S / 109.601°WQuality29 seismic stations (GFZ)Shaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 10.9°C (52 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSEEstimated 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 energy31 minutes agoJun 3, 2026 00:56 GMT / Jun 3, 2026 05:26 am (GMT +4:30)Lat / Lng: 36.701 / 70.399: Hindu Kush Region, AfghanistanSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 222 km, NCS: 3.9 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23059424',36.70100,70.39900,'31 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Hindu Kush Region, 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 Jurm, a town with 23,000 inhabitants in Afghanistan, in 43 km (27 mi) distance to the northeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry43 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan49 km (30 mi)N of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterFarkhar(pop: 10,500)I: Not feltTakharAfghanistan56 km (35 mi)NE of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)I: Not feltBadakhshanAfghanistan69 km (43 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)I: Not feltTakharAfghanistan92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan101 km (63 mi)E of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)I: Not feltIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan108 km (67 mi)E of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan115 km (71 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)I: Not feltKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan125 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan134 km (83 mi)SW of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan135 km (84 mi)NE of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan138 km (85 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan140 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan146 km (90 mi)N of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan155 km (96 mi)W of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)I: Not feltImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan156 km (97 mi)SE of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)I: Not feltBaghlanAfghanistan173 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)I: Not feltPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan173 km (108 mi)E of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)I: Not feltChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan174 km (108 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)I: Not feltPanjshirAfghanistan181 km (113 mi)NW of epicenterDanghara(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan191 km (119 mi)NW of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan205 km (127 mi)SE of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)I: Not feltBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan205 km (127 mi)SW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltParwanAfghanistan213 km (132 mi)SE of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan214 km (133 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltKunarAfghanistan215 km (134 mi)NW of epicenterZarhalol(pop: 30,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan218 km (135 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)I: Not feltCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan219 km (136 mi)W of epicenterAibak(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltAibak, SamanganAfghanistan226 km (141 mi)S of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)I: Not feltMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan240 km (149 mi)SW of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)I: Not feltIstalif, KabulAfghanistan240 km (149 mi)NW of epicenterVahdat(pop: 45,700)I: Not feltDistricts of Republican SubordinationTajikistan249 km (155 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan266 km (165 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan269 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan278 km (173 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan281 km (175 mi)NW of epicenterDenov(pop: 78,300)I: Not feltSurxondaryo Region Uzbekistan312 km (194 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 GMT2026-06-3EpicenterAgency4.0222 km138 mi00:56:56.7HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.0222 km138 mi00:56:56Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan0.1 km (0.1 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)00:56:5871km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan63 km (39 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.01± 0.28222 km138 mi±6.3 km00:56:56.7±0.64sHindu Kush Region, Afghanistan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCEpicenter uncertainty: ± 13 kmGFZ (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.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)Jun 3, 2026 05:26 am (GMT +4:30)31 minutes ago4.0222 km0 km - This quakeHindu Kush Region, 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 405 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.72 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 157 quakes per year (or 13.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 294 quakes per year (or 24.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 388 quakes per year (or 32.4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 404 quakes per year (or 33.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 17 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 21 hours after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake had hit on Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026, at 08:32 am (GMT +4:30 local time) in 15.2 km (9 mi) distance to the south:Mag. 4.7 earthquake 48 km E of Farkhār - Afghanistan - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.5. It had occurred 3 years earlier, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023, at 09:17 pm (GMT +4:30 local time) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan:Mag. 6.5 earthquake 40 km SSE of Jurm - Afghanistan - Mar 21, 2023 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.8. It had occurred 105 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Nov 15, 1921, at 08:36 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Badakhshan, Afghanistan:Mag. 7.8 earthquake 71 km SSW of Jurm - Afghanistan - Nov 15, 1921 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJun 2, 08:32 am (GMT +4:30)4.7200 km15 km (9.4 mi) to the S 48 km E of Farkhār, Afghanistan I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoMay 30, 10:10 pm (GMT +4:30)4.1132 km43 km (27 mi) to the E 35 km south of Baharak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT ITInfoMay 30, 09:27 am (GMT +4:30)4.1206 km28 km (18 mi) to the NE 15 km west of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT ITInfoMay 27, 09:07 am (GMT +4:30)4.1221 km49 km (30 mi) to the E 14 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan I FELT ITInfoMay 23, 10:38 pm (GMT +4:30)4.0222 km61 km (38 mi) to the E 41 km SSE of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJan 11, 2024 01:50 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4204 km29 km (18 mi) to the SE 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 86 reportsInfoMar 21, 2023 09:17 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5192 km52 km (33 mi) to the E 74 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 5510 reportsInfoApr 10, 2016 02:58 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5209 km78 km (49 mi) to the E 37 km southwest of Ashkasham, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 312 reportsInfoDec 7, 2015 12:50 pm (Dushanbe)7.111 km271 km (168 mi) to the NE Tajikistan 136 reportsInfoOct 26, 2015 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)7.5207 km52 km (32 mi) to the SE Hindu Kush Region, AfghanistanInfoJan 4, 2009 12:53 am (GMT +4:30)6.6205 km44 km (27 mi) to the SE 79 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoDec 13, 2005 02:17 am (GMT +4:30)6.5225 km73 km (45 mi) to the SE 96 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoApr 6, 2004 01:54 am (GMT +4:30)6.6187 km60 km (37 mi) to the E 78 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMar 3, 2002 04:38 pm (GMT +4:30)6.3209 km30 km (19 mi) to the S 78 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 18, 2000 03:23 am (GMT +4:30)6.3141 km66 km (41 mi) to the SE 98 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMay 13, 2000 03:40 am (GMT +4:30)6.3108 km84 km (52 mi) to the SBadakhshan, 210 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoNov 8, 1999 09:15 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5228 km78 km (48 mi) to the E 31 km SW of Ashk?sham, AfghanistanInfoMay 30, 1998 10:52 am (GMT +4:30)6.633 km52 km (32 mi) to the NW 25 km east of Rustaq, Takhar, AfghanistanInfoFeb 20, 1998 04:48 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4236 km66 km (41 mi) to the E 84 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMay 13, 1997 06:43 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5196 km58 km (36 mi) to the SE 85 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoAug 9, 1993 05:12 pm (GMT +4:30)7.0215 km55 km (34 mi) to the SE 86 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 14, 1991 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)6.7213 km76 km (47 mi) to the SE 99 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoFeb 1, 1991 03:33 am (GMT +4:30)6.9142 km79 km (49 mi) to the STakhar, 199 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoJul 29, 1985 12:24 pm (GMT +4:30)7.499 km72 km (45 mi) to the SEBadakhshan, 242 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoDec 31, 1983 04:22 am (GMT +4:30)7.4215 km48 km (30 mi) to the SE 84 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 30, 1974 09:42 am (GMT +4:30)6.5211 km51 km (31 mi) to the SE 87 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMar 14, 1965 08:23 pm (GMT +4:30)7.4208 km44 km (27 mi) to the SE 52 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 10, 1949 03:53 am (Universal Time)7.520 km278 km (173 mi) to the N 43 km ENE of Rasht, TajikistanInfoMar 4, 1949 10:19 am (Universal Time)7.5229 km31 km (19 mi) to the SE 36 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoNov 14, 1937 03:28 pm (GMT +4:30)7.20 km24 km (15 mi) to the S 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoFeb 1, 1929 09:44 pm (GMT +4:30)7.10 km24 km (15 mi) to the S 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoOct 13, 1924 04:17 pm (Universal Time)7.3205 km62 km (38 mi) to the E 80 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoDec 6, 1922 06:25 pm (GMT +4:30)7.50 km24 km (15 mi) to the S 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoNov 15, 1921 08:36 pm (Universal Time)7.8240 km57 km (36 mi) to the SE 98 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 4, 1911 06:03 pm (GMT +4:30)7.60 km78 km (49 mi) to the S Afghanistan: Hindu KushInfoJul 7, 1909 09:37 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km42 km (26 mi) to the SBadakhshan, 136 km northeast of Bazarak, Panjshir, AfghanistanInfoOct 6, 1902 09:15 am (Universal Time)7.2200 km24 km (15 mi) to the S 69 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]