Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 210 km depth3 Sep 22:11 UTC: First to report: USGS after 13 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 3, 2026 21:58:46 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Sep 4, 2026, at 02:28 am (GMT +4:30)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth210 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.4686°N / 70.277°ETagab, Badakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 94 km (58 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.4686°S / 109.723°WQuality33 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 12.7°C (55 F), humidity: 42%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from EEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoSep 3, 2026 21:58 GMT / Sep 4, 2026 02:28 am (GMT +4:30)Lat / Lng: 36.4686 / 70.277: 39 km ESE of Farkhār, AfghanistanSource: USGSOther sources: EMSC: 4.3 / 210 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23334952',36.46860,70.27700,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 39 km ESE of Farkhār, 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 Farkhar, a town with 10,000 inhabitants in Afghanistan, in 39 km (24 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 265 km (165 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry39 km (24 mi)W of epicenterFarkhar(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan66 km (41 mi)NE of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan82 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)II: Very weakBadakhshanAfghanistan83 km (52 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan99 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan107 km (66 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan112 km (70 mi)SW of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan115 km (71 mi)E of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan123 km (76 mi)E of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)II: Very weakKunduzAfghanistan137 km (85 mi)N of epicenterChubek(pop: 19,600)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan138 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterFarkhor(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan146 km (90 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan146 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan152 km (94 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)II: Very weakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan152 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan157 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)I: Not feltImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan159 km (99 mi)N of epicenterHulbuk(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan160 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan167 km (104 mi)N of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan177 km (110 mi)SW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltParwanAfghanistan179 km (111 mi)E of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)I: Not feltChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan187 km (116 mi)SE of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)I: Not feltBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan190 km (118 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)I: Not feltCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan194 km (121 mi)SE of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)I: Not feltKunarAfghanistan200 km (124 mi)S of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)I: Not feltMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan201 km (125 mi)SE of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan202 km (126 mi)NW of epicenterBokhtar(pop: 110,800)I: Not feltViloyati KhatlonTajikistan204 km (127 mi)W of epicenterAibak(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltAibak, SamanganAfghanistan209 km (130 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)I: Not feltUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan212 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)I: Not feltIstalif, KabulAfghanistan228 km (142 mi)S of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)I: Not feltJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan232 km (144 mi)W of epicenterKhulm(pop: 64,900)I: Not feltBalkhAfghanistan238 km (148 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan241 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)I: Not feltKabulAfghanistan265 km (165 mi)NW of epicenterDushanbe(pop: 679,400)I: Not feltDushanbeTajikistan266 km (165 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan287 km (179 mi)SW of epicenterBamyan(pop: 61,900)I: Not feltBamyanAfghanistan290 km (180 mi)NW of epicenterDenov(pop: 78,300)I: Not feltSurxondaryo Region UzbekistanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-09-3EpicenterAgency4.3210 km130 mi21:58:46.1739 km ESE of Farkhār, AfghanistanUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.3210 km130 mi21:58:46.17HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 4, 2026 02:28 am (GMT +4:30)16 minutes ago4.3210 km0 km - This quake77 km S of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, 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 352 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: 0.72 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 144 quakes per year (or 12 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 263 quakes per year (or 21.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 337 quakes per year (or 28.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 350 quakes per year (or 29.1 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