Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 15 km depth14 Oct 04:19 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 16 minutes.14 Oct 04:19: Now using data updates from NCSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 14, 2026 04:03:22 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 14, 2026, at 08:33 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +4:30)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth15 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.858°N / 69.507°EKoh-e Safi, Parwan, AfghanistanAlso near: Pakistan 99 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode34.858°S / 110.493°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Nearest volcanoVakak (156 km / 97 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 9.6°C (49 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy36 minutes agoOct 14, 2026 04:03 GMT / Oct 14, 2026 08:33 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 34.858 / 69.507: 43km NE of Kabul, AfghanistanSource: NCSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23436248',34.85800,69.50700,'36 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 43km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan with 4,400,000 inhabitants, in 48 km (30 mi) distance southwest 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.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry13 km (8 mi)E of epicenterTagab(pop: 6,400)III: WeakKapisaAfghanistan23 km (14 mi)NW of epicenterSidqabad(pop: 7,410)III: WeakMahmud-e Raqi, KapisaAfghanistan35 km (22 mi)NW of epicenterCharikar(pop: 53,700)III: WeakCharikar, ParwanAfghanistan38 km (24 mi)NW of epicenterJabal Saraj(pop: 15,000)III: WeakParwanAfghanistan39 km (24 mi)W of epicenterIstalif(pop: 41,400)III: WeakIstalif, KabulAfghanistan48 km (30 mi)SW of epicenterKabul(pop: 4,434,600)III: WeakKabulAfghanistan59 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterPaghman(pop: 49,200)II: Very weakKabulAfghanistan77 km (48 mi)S of epicenterHukumati Azrah(pop: 12,500)II: Very weakAzrah, LogarAfghanistan99 km (61 mi)SE of epicenterJalalabad(pop: 271,900)II: Very weakJalalabad, NangarharAfghanistan106 km (66 mi)SW of epicenterPul-e 'Alam(pop: 13,200)II: Very weakPul-e 'Alam, LogarAfghanistan112 km (69 mi)SW of epicenterBaraki Barak(pop: 22,300)II: Very weakBaraki Barak, LogarAfghanistan115 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterBaraki(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakBaraki Barak, LogarAfghanistan120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterMarkaz-e Sayyidabad(pop: 7,300)II: Very weakSayyidabad, WardakAfghanistan137 km (85 mi)SE of epicenterMarkaz-e Woluswali-ye Achin(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakAchin, NangarharAfghanistan138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterNahrin(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan141 km (87 mi)NW of epicenterPul-e Khumri(pop: 56,400)II: Very weakPuli Khumri, BaghlanAfghanistan142 km (88 mi)SE of epicenterMuhmand Dara(pop: 6,840)II: Very weakMohmand Darah, NangarharAfghanistan143 km (89 mi)S of epicenterGardez(pop: 103,600)II: Very weakWilayat-e PaktiyaAfghanistan150 km (93 mi)E of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakKunarAfghanistan153 km (95 mi)W of epicenterBamyan(pop: 61,900)II: Very weakBamyanAfghanistan159 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterBaghlan(pop: 108,400)II: Very weakBaghlanAfghanistan170 km (106 mi)E of epicenterAsmar(pop: 15,700)I: Not feltBar Kunar, KunarAfghanistan173 km (108 mi)S of epicenterKhost(pop: 96,100)I: Not feltVelayat-e KhowstAfghanistan176 km (109 mi)SW of epicenterGhazni(pop: 141,000)I: Not feltGhazniAfghanistan201 km (125 mi)E of epicenterShabqadar(pop: 66,500)I: Not feltCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan205 km (128 mi)SE of epicenterHangu(pop: 36,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan206 km (128 mi)E of epicenterTangi(pop: 29,400)I: Not feltCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan206 km (128 mi)N of epicenterKhanabad(pop: 71,500)I: Not feltKhanabad, KunduzAfghanistan207 km (128 mi)NW of epicenterAibak(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltAibak, SamanganAfghanistan209 km (130 mi)N of epicenterTaloqan(pop: 64,300)I: Not feltTaluqan, TakharAfghanistan212 km (132 mi)SE of epicenterPeshawar(pop: 4,758,800)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan216 km (134 mi)N of epicenterKunduz(pop: 161,900)I: Not feltKunduzAfghanistan219 km (136 mi)E of epicenterCharsadda(pop: 120,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan220 km (137 mi)E of epicenterUtmanzai(pop: 34,300)I: Not feltCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan228 km (142 mi)SE of epicenterKohat(pop: 151,400)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan230 km (143 mi)SE of epicenterPabbi(pop: 52,700)I: Not feltNowshera District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan232 km (144 mi)SE of epicenterBannu(pop: 1,357,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan234 km (146 mi)NE of epicenterChitral(pop: 57,200)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan235 km (146 mi)SE of epicenterLachi(pop: 18,500)I: Not feltKohat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan262 km (163 mi)NW of epicenterKhulm(pop: 64,900)I: Not feltBalkhAfghanistanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-14EpicenterAgency3.915 km9.3 mi04:03:2243km NE of Kabul, AfghanistanNCS (National Center for Seismology)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 19.7 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.37 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 8.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 17.9 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 19.3 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake