Earthquake details

Thursday, April 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jalalabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 51.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.056 and latitude 34.106.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 4.0 km
Coordinates 34.106, 70.056
UTC time 2009-04-16 23:42:51.920
Location Kabul
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2026-08-25 01:18 UTC
54.5 km
M 4.4
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2026-02-01 19:36 UTC
61.6 km
M 4.1
Peshawar
Pakistan · 2026-01-01 10:16 UTC
84.5 km
M 4.3
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-12-09 07:47 UTC
81.5 km
M 4.2
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-11-05 22:10 UTC
78.6 km
M 4.7
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-10-16 23:53 UTC
78.2 km
M 4.3
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-10-08 03:18 UTC
83.0 km
M 4.4
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 2025-09-27 22:46 UTC
61.9 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.