Earthquake details

Thursday, September 26, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, September 26, 1968 at 00:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khōst (Afghanistan - AF), about 44.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.956 and latitude 33.739.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 24.3 km
Coordinates 33.739, 69.956
UTC time 1968-09-26 00:46:13.240
Location Khōst
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-26

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2026-08-25 01:18 UTC
93.0 km
M 4.4
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2026-02-01 19:36 UTC
97.9 km
M 4.4
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-09-27 22:46 UTC
90.5 km
M 4.2
Kabul
Afghanistan · 2024-11-10 07:44 UTC
41.5 km
M 4.3
Kabul
Afghanistan · 2024-04-05 22:50 UTC
70.2 km
M 4.5
Kabul
Afghanistan · 2023-06-25 15:49 UTC
88.8 km
M 4.7
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2023-05-28 12:56 UTC
91.1 km
M 4.6
Khōst
Afghanistan · 2022-08-22 13:53 UTC
84.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.