Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 86 km depth3 Jul 03:14 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 3, 2026 03:00:47 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Jul 3, 2026, at 07:30 am (GMT +4:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.75Depth86 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.312°N / 71.437°EChitral District, Badakhshan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 5.1 km (3 mi) away | Tajikistan 46 km (29 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.312°S / 108.563°WQuality49 seismic stationsShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 10.6°C (51 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSEEstimated seismic energy released1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.8 | about seismic energy29 minutes agoJul 3, 2026 03:00 GMT / Jul 3, 2026 07:30 am (GMT +4:30)Lat / Lng: 36.312 / 71.437: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.8 / 86 km, NCS: 4.6 / 203 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23155278',36.31200,71.43700,'29 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, 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 60 km (37 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, 341 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(*)RegionCountry42 km (26 mi)N of epicenterAshkasham(pop: 12,100)III: WeakIshkashim, BadakhshanAfghanistan49 km (30 mi)N of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)III: WeakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan60 km (37 mi)SE of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan74 km (46 mi)E of epicenterBuni(pop: 50,000)III: WeakChitral District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan82 km (51 mi)NW of epicenterJurm(pop: 23,100)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterBaharak(pop: 32,600)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterKhandud(pop: 5,520)III: WeakWakhan, BadakhshanAfghanistan118 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterFayzabad(pop: 44,400)III: WeakBadakhshanAfghanistan118 km (73 mi)SE of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)III: WeakUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan129 km (80 mi)S of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)III: WeakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan131 km (82 mi)N of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)III: WeakGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan142 km (89 mi)S of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan144 km (90 mi)W of epicenterFarkhar(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan162 km (101 mi)S of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterRustaq(pop: 25,600)II: Very weakTakharAfghanistan176 km (110 mi)W of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)II: Very weakTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan190 km (118 mi)SE of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)II: Very weakSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan195 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterArt Khwajah(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDasht-e Qal'ah, TakharAfghanistan206 km (128 mi)SW of epicenterBazarak(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakPanjshirAfghanistan209 km (130 mi)W of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan212 km (132 mi)W of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)II: Very weakKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan214 km (133 mi)SW of epicenterMehtar Lam(pop: 17,300)II: Very weakMehtar Lam, LaghmanAfghanistan228 km (142 mi)SW of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)II: Very weakJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan231 km (143 mi)NW of epicenterKulob(pop: 214,700)II: Very weakViloyati KhatlonTajikistan232 km (144 mi)SE of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan235 km (146 mi)W of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)II: Very weakKunduzAfghanistan242 km (150 mi)S of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan242 km (151 mi)S of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 120,200)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan246 km (153 mi)W of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan248 km (154 mi)W of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)II: Very weakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan251 km (156 mi)SW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)II: Very weakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan257 km (159 mi)S of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 4,758,800)II: Very weakKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan257 km (160 mi)NW of epicenterQarawul(pop: 24,500)II: Very weakImam Sahib, KunduzAfghanistan262 km (163 mi)E of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan269 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)II: Very weakIstalif, KabulAfghanistan286 km (177 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan296 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan323 km (201 mi)SE of epicenterIslamabad(pop: 601,600)II: Very weakIslamabadPakistan341 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 GMT2026-07-3EpicenterAgency4.75± 0.2786 km53 mi±5.8 km03:00:47.5±0.62sAfghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionEpicenter uncertainty: ± 10.5 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.886 km53 mi03:00:47Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.6203 km126 mi03:00:35Pakistan, 171km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan55 km (34 mi) epicenter difference with GFZNCS (National Center for Seismology)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 6 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 3, 2026 07:30 am (GMT +4:30)29 minutes ago4.886 km0 km - This quake90 km SE of Baharak, 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 248 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: 0.91 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 137 quakes per year (or 11.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 209 quakes per year (or 17.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 245 quakes per year (or 20.4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 250 quakes per year (or 20.8 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 1 day 9 hours after a magnitude 5.5 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Jul 1, 2026, at 10:27 pm (GMT +4:30 local time) in 93 km (58 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 5.5 earthquake 62 km south of Fayzabad - Badakhshan, 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 74 km southeast of Fayzabad - Badakhshan, 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 98 km south of Fayzabad - Badakhshan, 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 TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJul 1, 10:27 pm (GMT +4:30)5.5213 km93 km (58 mi) to the W 62 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT IT - 13 reportsInfoJun 29, 04:03 pm (GMT +4:30)4.5204 km82 km (51 mi) to the W 62 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoJun 29, 02:01 am (GMT +4:30)4.1147 km53 km (33 mi) to the W 54 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT ITInfoJun 27, 06:04 pm (GMT +4:30)6.1199 km63 km (39 mi) to the W 44 km south of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan I FELT IT - 275 reportsInfoJun 27, 12:04 pm (GMT +4:30)5.70 km95 km (59 mi) to the NW Hindu Kush And Pamir Area I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoJun 22, 02:52 pm (GMT +4:30)5.2207 km66 km (41 mi) to the W 42 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan 2 reportsInfoJun 22, 08:52 am (GMT +4:30)5.30 km84 km (52 mi) to the NW Afghanistan: Hindu Kush And Pamir AreaInfoJan 11, 2024 01:50 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4204 km78 km (48 mi) to the W Badakhshan, Afghanistan 86 reportsInfoMar 21, 2023 09:17 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5192 km50 km (31 mi) to the NW 74 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 5510 reportsInfoJan 31, 2018 11:37 am (GMT +4:30)6.2194 km58 km (36 mi) to the NW 70 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan 283 reportsInfoApr 10, 2016 02:58 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5209 km25 km (16 mi) to the NW Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region 312 reportsInfoDec 7, 2015 12:50 pm (Dushanbe)7.111 km237 km (147 mi) to the NE Tajikistan 136 reportsInfoOct 26, 2015 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)7.5207 km51 km (32 mi) to the W Hindu Kush Region, AfghanistanInfoSep 17, 2010 11:51 pm (GMT +4:30)6.3220 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 47 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJan 4, 2009 12:53 am (GMT +4:30)6.6205 km63 km (39 mi) to the W 50 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoDec 13, 2005 02:17 am (GMT +4:30)6.5225 km31 km (19 mi) to the W 53 km SW of Ashk?sham, AfghanistanInfoOct 8, 2005 08:50 am (Karachi)7.626 km277 km (172 mi) to the SE 21 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, PakistanInfoApr 6, 2004 01:54 am (GMT +4:30)6.6187 km43 km (27 mi) to the NW Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan RegionInfoMar 3, 2002 04:38 pm (GMT +4:30)6.3209 km90 km (56 mi) to the W 51 km SW of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJul 18, 2000 03:23 am (GMT +4:30)6.3141 km46 km (29 mi) to the W 65 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoMay 13, 2000 03:40 am (GMT +4:30)6.3108 km79 km (49 mi) to the SW Hindu Kush region, AfghanistanInfoNov 8, 1999 09:15 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5228 km29 km (18 mi) to the NW 31 km SW of Ashk?sham, AfghanistanInfoFeb 20, 1998 04:48 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4236 km37 km (23 mi) to the NW 46 km WSW of Ashk?sham, AfghanistanInfoMay 13, 1997 06:43 pm (GMT +4:30)6.5196 km45 km (28 mi) to the W 51 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoAug 9, 1993 05:12 pm (GMT +4:30)7.0215 km52 km (32 mi) to the W 86 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoAug 9, 1993 04:08 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4204 km66 km (41 mi) to the W 48 km SSW of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJul 14, 1991 01:39 pm (GMT +4:30)6.7213 km29 km (18 mi) to the W Hindu Kush region, AfghanistanInfoJul 13, 1990 06:50 pm (GMT +4:30)6.4217 km59 km (37 mi) to the W 50 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJul 29, 1985 12:24 pm (GMT +4:30)7.499 km50 km (31 mi) to the W 75 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoDec 31, 1983 04:22 am (GMT +4:30)7.4215 km63 km (39 mi) to the W 55 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoJul 30, 1974 09:42 am (GMT +4:30)6.5211 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 57 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoMar 14, 1965 08:23 pm (GMT +4:30)7.4208 km65 km (40 mi) to the W 51 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoMar 4, 1949 10:19 am (Universal Time)7.5229 km72 km (45 mi) to the NW 35 km SSW of Jurm, AfghanistanInfoNov 14, 1937 03:28 pm (GMT +4:30)7.20 km86 km (54 mi) to the W Hindu KushInfoOct 13, 1924 04:17 pm (Universal Time)7.3205 km41 km (26 mi) to the NW Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border RegionInfoDec 6, 1922 06:25 pm (GMT +4:30)7.50 km86 km (54 mi) to the W Afghanistan: Hindu KushInfoNov 15, 1921 08:36 pm (Universal Time)7.8240 km69 km (43 mi) to the W 98 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, AfghanistanInfoJul 4, 1911 06:03 pm (GMT +4:30)7.60 km91 km (57 mi) to the SWBadakhshan, 203 km northeast of Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanInfoJul 7, 1909 09:37 pm (Universal Time)7.7200 km97 km (60 mi) to the W Hindu Kush region, AfghanistanInfoOct 6, 1902 09:15 am (Universal Time)7.2200 km86 km (54 mi) to the W 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]