Just 9 minutes ago, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Fayzabad, Fayzabad District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, at 9:57 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 201. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.0, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.3.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jurm (pop. 23,100) located 44 km from the epicenter, Farkhar (pop. 10,500) 54 km away, Fayzabad (pop. 44,400) 58 km away, Baharak (pop. 32,600) 59 km away, Rustaq (pop. 25,600) 80 km away, Taloqan (pop. 64,300) 84 km away, and Ashkasham (pop. 12,100) 96 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 1, 2026 05:57 pm (Universal Time) local time (1 Jul 2026 17:57 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 201.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 36.61°N / 70.45°E (Tagab, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)Primary data source: EMSC