Earthquake details

Sunday, April 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 20:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aībak (Afghanistan - AF), about 77.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.658 and latitude 35.633.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	35.633, 67.658
UTC time	2010-04-18 20:28:50.290

Location	Bāmyān
Country	Afghanistan (AF)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-04-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aībak	77.3 km
Bāmyān	91.6 km
Pul-e Khumrī	101.6 km
Baghlan	109.7 km
Khulm	118.5 km
Mazari Sharif	129.5 km
Balkh	142.5 km
Charikar	153.8 km
Kunduz	162.8 km
Paghmān	165.5 km
Sar-e Pul	168.5 km
Bāzārak	172.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Charikar Afghanistan · 2025-07-02 10:58 UTC	113.0 km
M 4.2 Kabul Afghanistan · 2025-05-19 14:40 UTC	138.9 km

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