Earthquake details

Friday, September 5, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 04:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 90.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.291 and latitude 36.536.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 230.4 km
Coordinates 36.536, 71.291
UTC time 2008-09-05 04:57:52.580
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-05

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Afghanistan · 2026-10-11 07:07 UTC
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Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-10-09 11:39 UTC
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M 4.8
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-10-04 20:27 UTC
25.5 km
M 4.4
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-09-22 11:29 UTC
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M 4.2
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-09-18 12:07 UTC
38.8 km
M 4.3
Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-09-03 21:58 UTC
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M 4.4
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Afghanistan · 2026-09-01 18:51 UTC
97.5 km

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