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.
M 4.7
Taloqan
Afghanistan · 2026-06-02 04:02 UTC
80.1 km
M 4.1
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-30 04:57 UTC
64.9 km
M 4.0
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-23 18:08 UTC
21.9 km
M 4.1
Khanabad
Afghanistan · 2026-05-10 06:36 UTC
110.5 km
M 5.1
Khorugh
Tajikistan · 2026-04-27 06:46 UTC
90.2 km
M 4.5
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 03:16 UTC
35.0 km
M 5.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 02:54 UTC
46.0 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-15 04:00 UTC
14.8 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.