Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fayzabad (Afghanistan - AF), about 75.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.723 and latitude 36.450.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 209.0 km
Coordinates 36.450, 70.723
UTC time 2023-08-05 16:01:49.816
Location Fayzabad
Country Afghanistan (AF)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2023-08-05

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
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Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 03:16 UTC
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M 5.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-18 02:54 UTC
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M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-15 04:00 UTC
63.9 km
M 4.4
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-12 23:54 UTC
15.0 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-08 00:05 UTC
18.1 km
M 5.8
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-04-03 16:12 UTC
15.8 km
M 4.3
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-03-31 13:20 UTC
24.0 km
M 4.1
Fayzabad
Afghanistan · 2026-03-29 12:51 UTC
69.8 km

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