Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 102 km depth26 Aug 02:32 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 26, 2026 02:24:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 06:54 am (GMT +4:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.59Depth102 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.55°N / 71.58°EZaybak, Badakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 10.5 km (7 mi) away | Tajikistan 16.5 km (10 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.55°S / 108.42°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky -0.2°C (32 F), humidity: 38%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoAug 26, 2026 02:24 GMT / Aug 26, 2026 06:54 am (GMT +4:30)Lat / Lng: 36.55 / 71.58: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.6 / 102 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23312956',36.55000,71.58000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region',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 80 km (50 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very 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, 331 km (206 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(*)RegionCountry15 km (10 mi)N of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)III: WeakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan20 km (12 mi)N of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)III: WeakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan68 km (42 mi)SE of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)III: WeakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan75 km (47 mi)NW of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan78 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan79 km (49 mi)NE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)III: WeakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan80 km (50 mi)S of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan105 km (65 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan109 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan133 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)II: Very weakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan152 km (94 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan168 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan170 km (106 mi)S of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan184 km (114 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan191 km (118 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan209 km (130 mi)S of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan218 km (135 mi)S of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan220 km (137 mi)NW of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan221 km (137 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan226 km (140 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan231 km (144 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan243 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)II: Very weakMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan244 km (152 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)II: Very weakKunduzAfghanistan246 km (153 mi)SE of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan255 km (158 mi)E of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan257 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)II: Very weakJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan260 km (162 mi)W of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)II: Very weakImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan261 km (162 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan265 km (165 mi)S of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan266 km (165 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)II: Very weakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan268 km (166 mi)S of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 120,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan276 km (172 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)II: Very weakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan282 km (175 mi)S of epicenterSwabi(pop: 97,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan283 km (176 mi)S of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 4,758,800)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan286 km (178 mi)S of epicenterNowshera Cantonment(pop: 96,800)II: Very weakNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan296 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakIstalif, KabulAfghanistan313 km (195 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan331 km (206 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 GMT2026-08-26EpicenterAgency4.59102 km63 mi02:24:10.57Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.6102 km63 mi02:24:10Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (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 4 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 26, 2026 06:54 am (GMT +4:30)14 minutes ago4.6102 km0 km - This quakeBadakhshan, 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 306 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: 0.65 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 150 quakes per year (or 12.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 247 quakes per year (or 20.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 297 quakes per year (or 24.8 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 304 quakes per year (or 25.3 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